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Shellman Fish Camp Store, 1970, Shellman Bluff
This landmark serves as a community store and marina for Shellman Bluff.
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Speed’s Kitchen, Shellman Bluff
Considered by many to be the best one of the best seafood restaurants in Georgia*, Speed’s Kitchen is an unassuming place, impervious to aesthetics but instead completely focused on the quality of the...
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Altman’s Restaurant, Eulonia
Altman’s is one of my favorite restaurants in McIntosh County and whether you’re a local or a first time visitor, you’ll feel equally welcome. Their specialty, of course, is local shrimp, but in...
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Fairhope, Georgia, 1916
On a Bullock Wagon at Fairhope, Real Photo Postcard, Photographer Unknown, 20 March 1916. Collection of Brian Brown* A group of businessmen from Akron, Ohio, purchased 7000 acres on the Sapelo River...
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Artist Annie Greene Visits Darien
At 88 years young Annie Lucille Greene doesn’t seem to be caught up in the past, yet her work draws heavily from memory. Mrs. Greene, who grew up in Hinesville in the 1940s, tells her life story...
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St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, 1876, Darien
Arguably Darien’s most beautiful church, St. Cyrpian’s can trace its origins to the years of devastation following the Civil War. Reverend Dr. James Wentworth Leigh arrived in the area from Great...
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Colonel T. L. Huston House, 1927, Butler Island
I’ve shared photos of this favorite landmark in the past, but recently located some interior views. The property has changed hands several times but I believe it’s now owned by the Department of...
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Dixon-Watts House, Hog Hammock
Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Jessie Mae Banks House, Hog Hammock
The late Cornelia Bailey identified this as the home of Jessie Mae Banks (1918-1999). Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Manager’s House, 1935, Chocolate Plantation
This well-maintained cottage was built around the time R. J. Reynolds, Jr., acquired the island. The area around the Chocolate Plantation ruins was still being farmed at the time. It’s presently owned...
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Mud River, Sapelo Island
This view of the Mud River, near the edge of Sapelo Sound, was made from inside the historic tabby barn at Chocolate.
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James Hillery House, Circa 1938, Hog Hammock
This hall-and-parlor house is a wonderful surviving example of a once-common type in Hog Hammock, which has been nicely preserved by its present owners. The identification is from the late Cornelia...
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Dan Dixon House, 1930, Hog Hammock
Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Randolf Williams House, Hog Hammock
Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Fred’s Place, Johnson Hammock
Fred’s Place was a “juke joint” and center of social activity owned by Fred and Flora Johnson. The structure dates to circa 1900, but the usage as a juke joint would have been a good bit later, I...
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Benny & Viola Johnson House, 1925, Johnson Hammock
I believe this house has been restored since I photographed it. Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Johnson House, Circa 1880, Johnson Hammock
This is the last surviving double-pen house on Sapelo and among the oldest surviving houses on the island. Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Milton Wilson House, Circa 1900, Hog Hammock
Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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