There isn’t much left of the “ghost town” of Hartford. This abandoned building, which was either a store or part of the agribusiness endeavor located next door, is, along with a church, the only evidence of a settlement here. But that isn’t the whole story. In Georgia’s early da...
ALBANY, Ga. —South-central Albany is a ghost town. Who knows where the people have gone, but their houses sit abandoned. For mile after desolate mile, the homes squat beneath a merciless sun, front doors gaping. Some have tumbled down, half-swallowed by gigantic sinkholes. Seven weeks af...
There isn’t much left of the “ghost town” of Hartford. This abandoned building, which was either a store or part of the agribusiness endeavor located next door, is, along with a church, the only evidence of a settlement here. But that isn’t the whole story. In Georgia’s early da...
Sibbie is a nearly forgotten ghost town on the Wilcox-Ben Hill County line. I first thought that Sibbie Reid was the namesake for the long-abandoned settlement of Sibbie, but was later told that it was named for Sibbie Wilcox Land. There must be some connection....
John A. Brown, who made this photograph circa 1965 and graciously shared it with me, recalls that his Brown grandparents lived here during World War I, when it was owned by a Lang (Laing?) family. He also remembers a spring-fed pool on the property. His grandfather and a partner were...
I’ve observed over the years that when properties are cleared, remaining abandoned structures are often quickly demolished to make way for changing land uses. The log barn appears to be a corn crib or other storage structure. It is already collapsing but I’m honored to be able to document...
Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one. Winslow, Arizona Two Guns The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66. Georgia Uplistsikhe Cave Town Ancient rock-hewn town that...
Randy Sneed writes:I remember so well coming of age in Osierfield, a time when simple things was a way of life, when life was about being a part of Osierfield. The work was hard, the days were long and the summers was hotter than hot. Each day we would stop by Nell Grace’s st...
I’m not sure if this was a primary residence or a tenant house but it’s located on what appears to be an historic farm, just outside the Monticello city limit. There’s also an abandoned general store or restaurant across the highway, though it may not be related to this property....
Mystic, Georgia © Brian Brown, 2005. Today marks the five-year anniversary ofVanishing South Georgia! What began as a personal project has grown into something much greater than I would have ever imagined. In traveling thousands of miles through 82 counties and hundreds of towns of varying ...