- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of plantation house belonging to the Jones family, Jenkins County, Georgia, 1960-1979]
- Date of Original:
- 1960/1979
- Subject:
- Plantations--Georgia--Jenkins County
Postal service--Georgia--Jenkins County
Architecture--Georgia--Jenkins County
Domestic life--Georgia--Jenkins County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Jenkins County, 32.79247, -81.96353
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Jenkins County, 1960-1970s. Plantation house belonging to the Jones family. The plantation was established in the mid-1700s and has remained in the hands of the Jones family over the years. It is located west of Millen. Until Jenkins County was created in 1905, this area was part of Burke County. In 1813 a post office was established on the plantation. It was named Birdsville after Samuel Bird, the postmaster. Birdsville was a stagecoach stop as it was on the Old Lousiville Road, which connected Louisville and Savannah. During the Civil War the plantation was in the path of General William T. Sherman's March to the Sea. There are various stories as to why the plantation was not burned.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_bur067
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:bur067
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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