Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Georgia

This is a real Ball of Cotton.  Just as it is harvested in the great Cotton fields of the Deep South.  There are real cotton seed in the container.  Plant them in a flower pot in April and watch a Cotton Plant grow, bloom and bear cotton.  Stuckey's Inc.  Eastman, Georgia

Greetings from Scenic Georgia
Beautiful colored flowers brings a special beauty to the great state of Georgia.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Athens, Georgia

Howard Hall was named for the Rev. Dr. Soloman Howard, sixth president of Ohio University (1852-72).  A dormitory for girls, accomodating 172 women students.  Location at College and Union Streets.

Armory, Athens, Ohio

McBee Bindery Co. Home Office, Athens, Ohio
Branch Offices From Coast To Coast

Friday, September 24, 2010

Assorted, Georgia

Piney Woods Court
408 So. Broad St.            Thomasville, Georgia
Four blocks south of center of town on U.S. 19, directly across from City Park.  Quiet and comfortable with Air-conditioning, Heating, Television, Tile Baths.
Alice and Olin Anderson, Owner-Managers

Historic Kelly House at Chickamauga Battlefield near Rossville, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Beautiful Northeast Georgia
Lake Tugalo
The Tallulah and the Chattooga Rivers join here, inside the city limits of Tallulah Falls, Ga., and flow out of the penstocks of the Georgia Power Company dam as the Tugalo, to meet the Seneca downstream and form the Savannah.  The Tallulah-Tugalo is one of the busiest rivers in the world, pouring through six hydroelectric dams in 37 1/2 miles and generating 166,420 kilowatts or 223,080 horsepower.  Total fall is 1,198 feet.  Lakes Burton, Nacoochee, Terrora, Tallulah, Tugalo, and Yonah of this chain harbor some of the biggest trout in the South.  The left, or western shore of Tugalo lies in Georgia, the right in South Carolina.  The blue mountains in the distance are in North Carolina.  U.S. 23 and 441 cross Tallulah Gorge near here.

'Neath this tree stood Sidny Lanier, Under inspiration of the oak and the marsh wrote the Marshes of Glenn, I heartly lay hold on the greatness within the range of the marshes, the Liberal Marshes of Glenn, Lanier born at Macon, Ga., 1842, Died 1881.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Assorted Georgia

South Georgia's Finest
Alpine Motor Lodge
On U.S. Highways 82, 319, and New 75
Tifton, Georgia
60 Modern Units - Air Conditioned - T.V. - Telephones - Swimming Pool - Wall to Wall Carpet - Circulating Hot Water Heat - Convenient to Alpine Restaurant.
Phone 3050

Tallulah Gorge Park, Tallulah Falls, Georgia, on US 23 & 441 in the Northeast corner of Georgia, on the site of an old Cherokee Indian Village Tallulai a trail with Guardrails skirts the rim of Famous Tallulah Gorge.

Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain, Georgia 31822
The rare plumleaf azalea, found only within a 100 mile radius of Callaway Gardens, flowers late in the summer season in July and August.  Along miles of walking trails over 500 varieties of native and ornamental azaleas bloom from mid-March thru April.  Wildflowers and hollies are also featured.  Callaway Gardens is located in Pine Mountain, Georgia, 80 miles southwest of Atlanta on U.S Highway 27.

Sidney Lanier Bridge
Brunswick, Georgia
This modern Bridge on the Ocean Highway (No. 17) by-passes downtown Brunswick and is near the entrance to Jekyl Island.  this picturesque and historical island was purchased by the state in 1947 and made a park.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Assorted Georgia

The Plaza Cafe
Finest Restaurant In South Georgia
Famous For
Delicious Steaks - Chops & Sea Food Dinners
Open 364 days a year - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Private Dining Roome for Wedding Parties
Banquets, Meetings, etc.
Located at 115 South Broad St., Thomasville, Ga.
Where U.S. 19 & U.S. 319 From North & Going
South Connect with U.S. 84 Going East & West.

Stone Mountain, Georgia
The world's greatest monolith of solid granite, one of Georgia's best known tourist attractions, is located near Atlanta.  Often called "The Eighth Wonder of the World" this massive dome is seven miles around the base and 800 feet high.  A sculptured memorial to Confederate leaders had been started on one side, Lee and his famous hourse Traveller are plainly visible.

Center for Continuing Education
University of Georgia
Athens, Ga.
Chartered in 1785, and opened in 1801, the University of Georgia is one of the oldest State Universities in the country.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Gray, Georgia

Gray Motel
Intersection of Highways U.S. 129 and Ga. 22, Gray, Georgia
Gray Motel is steam heated and air conditioned.  Each of its spacious units is adequately furnished with modern furniture, and has a private bath with tub and shower.  Restaurant next door.
C.G. Washburn, Sr., Owner
Phone 2471

Friday, September 10, 2010

Unadilla, Georgia

Stuckey's Pecan Shoppe
On U.S. Highway 41
Unadilla, Georgia

Thursday, September 2, 2010

St. Simons Island, Georgia

Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia was built in 1736 by the British under the direction of Oglethorpe.  It became the military headquarters for the defense of Britain's American Colonies against Spanish Florida.  It was the most expensive British fortification in our country and is now Fort Frederica National Monument.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Assorted Georgia

Relax at Winsome Wildes Motel
In Shady Pecan Grove, 458 S. Main St.
(Opposite Bryant's Modern Kitchen)
Statesboro, Ga.
On U.S. 301 and 25, Shortest Routes to Florida
A new smartly modern motel with fully insulated construction, radiant electric heat, refrigerated air conditioning, colorful tile baths, soft rug covered floors, and Beautyrest mattresses.  Buzzer system, porter service, police protection.
For reservations call 28J or 442R.

Holiday Motel & Restaurant
11 Miles South of Sylvania, Georgia
On U.S. Highway 301
30 units, Free Room TV, Wall to Wall Carpet, 100% Air Conditioned, Electric Heat, Tub and Shower.  50 foot Olympic Size Swimming Pool, 30 foot Kiddy Pool, Playground.
Restaurant Famous for Delicious Southern Food.

Georgia's Little Grand Canyon
Known as Providence Canyon, this spectacular and colorful sight is located a few miles from Lumpkin, near Hwy. No. 27.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Calhoun, Georgia

Sequoyah Monument at Calhoun, Georgia
Sequoyah of the Cherokee Tribe, was the originator of the Cherokee Indian Alphabet.  He lived at Echala, last Cherokee Capitol in Georgia.  Here was published the "Cherokee Pheonix", the only newspaper ever published in an Indian language.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Clayton, Georgia

Beautiful Northeast Georgia
The Tallulah River pictured in a colorful valley high in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Clayton, Georgia.  It flows through the great electric power reservoirs of Lake Burton, Nacooche, Rabun, Tallulah, Tugaloo and Yonah, then helps to form the Tugaloo River and ultimately the Savannah River.  In its upper reaches the little river furnishes beautiful picnic spots on U.S. Highways 23 and 441 between Tallulah and Clayton.

Beautiful Northeast Georgia
Stekoa Falls - Near Clayton, Georgia
Gay, dancing, singing Stekoa Creek becomes a shimmery veil, waved saucily by every whimsical breeze, as it drops from a high jutting ledge, just a quarter of a mile from new U.S. 23 and 441, three miles south of Clayton.  Rabun County is famous for its many beautiful waterfalls and its picturesque mountain scenery.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Valdosta, Georgia

Green Turtle Restaurant
1901 N. Ashley St. - U.S. 41 North
Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta's Newest and Most Modern Restaurant - Air-Conditioned - Private Dining Room - Member of Diner's Club - Shamrock Motel Next Door.

Green Turtle
1520 North Ashley Street.  Located on U.S. Highway 41 Northside.  Air-conditioned.  Privated dining room for Parties.  Valdosta, Georgia.  AAA.

Vallow Motel. New, Ultra Modern Guest rooms.  Each with private tiled bath.  Hot water heat.  Air conditioned.  Telephone 1371.  A.C. Brandon, owner and manager, 1810 N. Ashley Street (U.S.41), North side of Valdosta, Georgia.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Hampton, Georgia

Tobacco harvest.

Tobacco.

Home of the old tobacco road of the southland.

Peanuts are fast becoming an important crop in the southland.  At harvest time, the peanuts are uprooted and stacked in piles to dry.  When dry they are run through machines to separate the peanuts from the vines.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Hampton, Georgia

Cotton picking time in the Southland.

Modern travel.

A tobacco drying shed.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Jesup, Georgia

Post Office and Cherry St., Jesup, Ga.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Albany, Georgia

Merry Acres Motel
Albany, Georgia
In city limits on U.S. Highway 82 West.  Completely air conditioned.  Phones, T.V., wall to wall carpet.  Ten acres of beautiful grounds, swimming pool, playground, in quiet residential section.  Restaurant adjacent.
Phone:  Hemlock 2-7481

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Savannah, Georgia

Madison Square
Savannah, Georgia
Sergeant William Jasper Monument...who, mortally wounded, rescued the COLORS of his regiment in the assault on the British lines about the city of Savannah, on October 9, 1779.

Savannah's Forsyth Park is particularly lovely in early Spring during the Azalea Season.  The Fountain resembles the one in the Place De La Concorde, Paris, France.

The Birthplace and Childhood Home of Juliette Gordon Low, Founder of Girl Scouting in the United States of America. This house, known in Savannah as the Gordon Home, was built in 1819 and is a fine example of Regency Architecture. Now owned by the National Girl Scout Organization, it is a living memorial to Juliette Low and a Center for Girl Scouts in this country.

Mirror Tourist Court Restaurant
12 Miles South of Savannah, Ga.
Phone Savannah 49232
Franciene and H>H. Hofman, Owners and Mgrs.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Savannah, Georgia

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, erected in 1898, is one of the largest Roman Catholic Cathedrals in this section of the country.

Owens-Thomas House
Most perfect example of English Regency in Savannah, built in 1817, it is work of noted English Architect William Jay.  It is now administered by the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences as an authentic house museum.

Beautiful Victory Drive
(U.S. Highway 80)
Savannah, Georgia
Built as a memorial to Savannah's soldiers of World War I, this is said to be the longest palm and azalea lined drive in the world.  It passes through picturesque residential sections and on to the little town of Thunderbolt and Savannah Beach and the Atlantic Ocean beyond.

The Eugene Talmadge Bridge
Savannah, Georgia
The Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge dedicated as a memorial to the late former Governor of Georgia, was built at a cost of $14,600,000.  The structure is 6,034 ft. long with a vertical clearance of 135 feet over the Savannah River.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Savannah, Georgia

Isle of Hope located near Savannah, Georgia, on the Skidaway River.  This is a prominent Recreation Area where boating and fishing are excellent and Annual Boating Races are an attraction.

Scene in Bonaventure Cemetery
Savannah, Georgia
Bonaventure, beautiful and historic cemetery, once the home of the Tattnalls.  The old trees form the monogram M for Mulryne (Mary) and T for Tattnall (Josiah) who were married in 1760.  Commodore Tattnall, one of the last owners, was he who said, "Blood is thicker than water."

Historic and Beautiful Savannah, "Birthplace of Georgia," is situated on a deep landlocked harbor at the head of ocean navigation on the Savannah River.  More cotton is shipped from here than from any other Atlantic port, and it is the leading export city of the world for naval stores.  In Christ Church, on the side of John Wesley's Chapel, was held the first Protestant Sunday School in America.  Wormsloe Gardens, on the south end of the Isle of Hope are the most beautiful in the South.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia
The Birthplace and Childhood Home of Juliette Gordon Low, Founder of Girl Scouting in the United States of America.  This house, known in Savannah as the Gordon Home, was built in 1819 and is a fine example of Regency Architecture.  Now owned by the National Girl Scout Organization, it is a living memorial to Juliette Low and a Center for Girl Scouts in this country.

Monterey Square
Savannah, Georgia
The square was laid out in 1848 and commemorates the capture of Monterey, Mexico, on May 24, 1846, by American forces under the command of General Zachary Taylor.  The monument gives recognition to Count Casimir Pulaski, a young Polish nobleman who became a hero of the American Revolutiion.  Pulaski was mortally wounded in October, 1779, in the French and American siege of Savanna.

Wright Square
Savannah, Georgia
The monument in Wright Square was erected as a tribute to General William Washington Gordon, founder and first president of Central of Georgia Railway.  The massive granite boulder from Stone Mountain commemorates the burial of Tomo-Chi-Chi, Mico, or Chief of the Yamacraw Indians, in October 1739.