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Old Home Sites - 14 Still More Chimneys and Old Homestead Finds N Georgia & W Carolinas |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2024) |
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Old Home Sites - 14 Still More Chimneys and Old Homestead Finds N Georgia & W Carolinas |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2024) |
| Home Sites on this page: | 1 - UN32, near Payne Gap, Union Co. |
| 2 - UN33, Colwell, Old Antioch community, Union Co. |
| 3 - RA06, Gilbert, Hale Ridge, Rabun Co. |
| 4 - CL10, Garrett, near Shooting Creek, Clay Co., NC |
| 5 - TO28, Shook, Upper Hightower, Towns Co. |
| 1 - Old Homesite UN32 - Union County, GA Late January, 2024 Prior to an afternoon exploring the Star Creek area in Fannin County, Sheldon and I went looking for an old homesite east of Payne Gap. We didn't take the easiest route, but eventually found it! |
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| Approaching the old homesite A partially collapsed chimney at right, cellar hole at center. |
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| A closer view of the chimney - side view |
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| Rear of the chimney |
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| Other side of the chimney The fireplace opened to the right. |
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| Water-filled cellar hole Some of the rocks that supported the cabin logs are visible. |
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| Looking across the cellar hole to the chimney |
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| A similar view, but showing some of the rock foundation / support wall on left. |
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| A second, collapsed chimney pile was nearby The other chimney is visible in the background. |
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| 2 - Old Homesite UN33 - Union County, GA February, 2024 From the Colwell home, south of the old Antioch community. |
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| Chimney at the old Colwell place. Note the hole for a stovepipe on the second floor. |
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| Base of the chimney, from the rear. |
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| 3 - Old Homesite RA06 - Rabun County, GA February 2024 A homesite in the old Hale Ridge community. |
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| All that remains of this homesite is the old cellar hole and a long-collapsed chimney pile. |
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| View from the chimney pile over the cellar hole |
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| This tract was a relatively recent aquisition by the USFS, 23 acres purchased from Thomas Wright in 1995. |
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| 4 - Old Homesite CL10 - Clay County, NC April, 2024 I believe this homesite in the Shooting Creek community was once home to the Garrett family. |
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| Chimney from the front |
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| Fireplace / Firebox |
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| From the side |
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| Rear of chimney, with daffodils... |
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| 5 - Old Homesite TO28 - Towns County, GA March, 2022 This homesite is located in the upper Hightower community. I think it originally belonged to the Shook family. |
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| Cellar entry in rock foundation of the old house. |
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| Partial fireplace is all that remains of the old chimney. |
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| An old log shed sits nearby... |
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| Along with an old hen coop. |