- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of James H. Ross house, Early County, Georgia]
- Date of Original:
- 1800/1994
- Subject:
- Architecture--Georgia--Early County
Domestic life--Georgia--Early County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Early County, 31.32283, -84.90364
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- "9 miles North of Blakely. James (Uncle Jim) H. Ross house, built by him and sons. Raised horses, 1850-1926. Started first school for blacks in the community, Ross School. (Wife Georgia Aun 1847-1926.) Jack Slaton's maternal gr[and]f[athe]r. House built ca. 1880-1890, burned 1939. Lumber hand-planed, built by hand. Four bedrooms on second floor. Stairs on outside. Peach, fig, pear, mulberry and apple trees. About 1000 A[cres?] of land. Also owned grist mill and blacksmith shop. 9 miles North of Blakely, Hwy 39. Now Kolomoki Plantation. Jas. Ross buried on Jack Slaton's farm. 8 miles, 27N, R[ight] 1/4 mile from highway, second crossr[oa]d, brick h[ou]se. Evergreen AME Church. Go one mile beyond first crossr[oa]d. Huge oak tree. Brick h[ou]se on L[eft]. Just beyond yar, turn R[ight]. Go 1/4 mile to cemetery. West side."--from field notes
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_ear085-82
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:ear085-82
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
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- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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