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1 - CL08, Off Tusquittee Creek, Clay Co., NC |
| 2 - UN27, Elliott, Burnett Creek, Union Co. |
| 3 - MA01, Chimney pair along Nantahala River, Macon Co., NC |
4 - UN28, Long, Gumlog area, Union Co.
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Old Homesite CL08 - Clay Co., NC
Late October 2022
An old homesite alongside Stable Branch,
a tributary of Tusquitee Creek:
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One of the nicer chimneys I've seen lately.
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A metal strap supports the lintel.
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Not much of the clay chinking remains.
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The dwelling shows on the 1937 Hayesville topo map,
which is the earliest detailed map I have of the area.
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Old Homesite UN27 - Union Co., GA
February 2023
An old homesite alongside Burnett Creek near Brushy Knob.
The USFS purchased this property from R.W. Elliott in January 1924:
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Rear of the chimney
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From an angle
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From the other side
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Old Homesite MA01 - Macon Co., NC
March 2023
This chimney pair is at an old homesite along the Nantahala River. The two chimneys, one still with a full stack, faced each other at opposite ends of an old dwelling. Interestingly, the chimneys are constructed from two mostly different types of rock, and were chinked with two different types of mortar materials. The two lintel stones are quite similar, however.
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Chimney 1
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Looking "over the shoulder" of chimney 2,
chimney 1 can be viewed at the rear.
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Chimney 1 - rear
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Chimney 1 firebox
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Chimney 2, with its collapsed stack in the foreground.
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Chimney 2 firebox.
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These daffodils were about spent, but are always a
good indicator that an old home place was nearby.
I couldn't find the original dweller(s) from the Forest Service records,
because the FS got the land from Nantahala Power & Light in 1979.
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Old Homesite UN28 - Union Co., GA
March 2023
Chimney at the old Long homesite:
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Chimney at Buford Long homesite in Gumlog
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Chimney fireplace
The chimney is mortared entirely with red clay, except around the
firebox, where a coating of concrete was added at some point.
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Chimney from another angle...
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Nothing but clay chinking holds these chimney stones together
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BUFO
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At some time in his life, Buford apparently carved his name into one of
the large chimney base rocks. This image has been rotated 90 degrees
to the left; the bottom of the chimney is on the right side in this view.
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Gravestone of Buford (1897-1955) and wife Martha Long
at nearby Long Cemetery.
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