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Old Home Sites - 15 Yet More Chimneys and Old Homestead Finds N Georgia & W Carolinas |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2024) |
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Old Home Sites - 15 Yet More Chimneys and Old Homestead Finds N Georgia & W Carolinas |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2024) |
| Home Sites on this page: | 1 - ST01, Panther Creek, Stephens Co. |
| 1 - Old Homesite ST01 - Panther Creek near Devil Den Crk, Stephens County, GA Late November, 2024 While looking (unsuccessfully) for a lime kiln that was supposedly at the old Will Ellard Mine site, I came across this old homesite. I wonder if this was where the miners lived(?) |
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| The chimney and a stacked rock foundation support are seen beyond a rock-lined raised terrace that the old house sat on. |
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| I first approached the chimney from the rear. The lighting was horrible and it took some work to get these images looking halfway decent. |
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| Side of the chimney |
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| Continuing around the chimney in a clockwise direction... |
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| Chimney front With one of the stacked rock foundation supports in foreground... |
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| Chimney front There was evidence that someone had camped here and used the old fireplace for a camp fire. |
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| Left side... |