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N Georgia & W Carolinas
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Home Sites on this page:
1 - JA01, Off Sugar Creek, Jackson Co., NC
2 - WH09, West of Mt. Yonah, White Co.
3 - TO22, Collins, Bugscuffle, Towns Co.
4 - CL07, off West Gumlog Rd, Clay Co., NC
5 - TO26, Bald Mountain, Towns Co.



March 2022
Old Homesite JA01 - Jackson Co., NC

While exploring some waterfalls, I came across this old homestead:


Terrace_walls
Looking across a creek, I noticed a series of rock terrace walls.


Terrace_and_Chimney
Further up, I spotted another wall and the remains of a chimney.


Chimney
Front of the partially collapsed chimney.


Chimney
Side view


Chimney
Rear of the chimney


Chimney
Other side of the chimney


Chimney
The old homesite was situated on a rise alongside the creek.


Carex_plantaginea
Plantain-leaved Sedge (Carex plantaginea)
There was a lot of this growing in the area.



Carex_plantaginea
Carex plantaginea inflorescence.


Hepatica
I saw thousands of Hepatica acutiloba in bud, but only a few had opened.


Lichen_moss_rock
A moss and lichen covered rock
Including Cat-tongue Liverwort (Conocephalum salebrosum)



Boulder
One of several interesting boulders along my explorations.



Old Homesite WH09 - White Co., GA

Unusual configuration on this pair of chimneys.   One stone, one brick; both
facing the same direction, but situated catty-corner about 100 feet apart.


Chimney_pair
Mt. Yonah in the background...



Old Homesite TO22 - Towns Co., GA

Bugscuffle vicinity...   The property was owned by a Mr. Collins in the
early part of the 20th century, but I don't know if this was his house.


Chimney
Some critter built a large nest in this chimney, but all the
twigs and thatch have washed down through the fire box.
A wisteria vine has also wormed its way into the chimney.



Chimney
From another angle...



Old Homesite CL07 - Clay Co., NC

A friend told of his mother seeing the chimney of his great-grand-
parents' home in the woods near Warne many years ago.   I went
looking for it, but unfortunately found it had collapsed long ago.


Cellar_hole
The old cellar hole was still readily visible.


Chimney_stones
But the chimney was just a long-ago collapsed pile of rocks.
Lots of daffodils were blooming in the open area to the rear.



Ladys_Slippers
I did come across a population of Pink Lady's Slippers (Cypripedium acaule)


Ladys_Slipper
From a distance, I thought this might be one of the
rarer alba (white) forms, but it was just a pale pink.



Ladys_Slippers
There were about 40 plants in bloom here.



Old Homesite TO26 - Towns Co., GA

Chimney_front
I haven't found out much about this chimney on Bald Mountain.


Chimney_rear
Rear of the chimney



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