Lovejoy Plantation [1979]

Lovejoy Plantation is located approximately 20 miles south of Atlanta.

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Come to the scenic Old South . . . it still exists. Among the tall pines and ancient live oaks of Tara Country, Lovejoy Plantation- inspiration for: Ashley Wilkes' "Twelve Oaks" in Gone With The Wind - sits in Southern splendor, gracious remnant of a glorious past. As the New York Times put it, "There's a 'Real' Tara and a 'Real' Twelve Oaks ... "
Sweet scent of magnolia drifts across the veranda, sprawling fields shimmer under the Georgia sun while katydids sing summer's song . . . suddenly you are right there with Rhett and Scarlett and Prissy, too.
Lovejoy Plantation, home of Betty Talmadge, was built in 1836. Most of the original structures are just as they were before the Civil War. The home is grandly decorated with antiques and memgrabilia of its history. Lovejoy's architecture, interiors, broad vistas, and Old South atmosphere will delight you and your group.
The property was bought by Thomas Grawford in 1835 . The plantation was built with hand hewn timbers. The interior woodwork is of Georgia Heart Pine. There are six fluted columns in the front, which support a broad, two-story porch with a long hanging balcony on the second floor. The farm consists of 1200 acres.

The region was made famous first in military maneuvers during the Atlanta campaign of the Civil War, and later in Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind.
Legend says that when Yankees approached Lovejoy's Station, on the Macon and Western Railroad, Crawford filled the tall porch columns with grain to prevent its being captured by the enemy. The lawns of Lovejoy Plantation were the scene of a battle between Confederate and Northern soldiers. Mini balls were discovered in the walls of the home by Mrs. Talmadge during restoration.. Battle trenches may still be seen within a mile of the home.
Lovejoy Plantation is only a short distance from the spot where C:onfederate General Hood paused to regroup his remaining forces after the ill-fated Battle of Atlanta. When Hood's forces went forth from Lovejoy, they left Georgia to face the devastation of Sherman's march to the sea.
One long-ago lady of the house is said to have fired, from the stairway, down on a Yankee deserter who had come to plunder.
Beauty, serenity, history, and the true Old South, Lovejoy Plantation has been chosen for entry in the National Register. It is open year round to special groups by appointment only.