Bishop, GA
[Oconee County]
Population: 224
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Cooperville, GA
Cooperville, GA
[Screven County]
Population: unknown
Cooperville is one of a few small communities along U.S. 301, once the main route south. It consists of a post office, a store or two and the Paradise Motel and Restaurant, which has been abandoned for a while now, after U.S. 301 was by-passed by Interstate 95 which now propels all tourist and commercial traffic at an efficient rate, and offers food and lodging at every major exit.
An old postcard from the motel's better days reads:
"Georgia's Finest...Phone Double Heads, Ga. Union 3-6426 or Union 3-6568...Located 11 mi. So. of Sylvania, Ga. on U.S. Hwy. 301 in a 14 acre pecan grove. Built in 1956. 23 modern spacious, soundproofed rooms. Hot water, heat, silent air-conditioning. Individual room temperature control. 100% Beauty Rest, TV in every room. Wall to Wall Carpeting. Owned and Operated by Mr. and Mrs John O. Perry...A Tourist Paradise. Restaurant on premises. Member of Quality Courts United."
You can see the pecan trees peeking out from behind the restaurant. They still stand, as does the motel. The sign is now one of the most photographed in the area, and certainly one of my favorites of all time.
Double Heads is actually a few miles north of here. The post office across the street says "Dover" which according to my map is a few miles to the south.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Experiment, GA
Experiment, GA
[Spalding County]
Experiment is a census-designated place (CDP), named for the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station located here.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Elko, GA
Elko, GA [Houston County]
Population: unknown
Population: unknown
Founded around 1890 as a railroad town, Elko prospered in the early 1900s as a local depot and trading center for cotton planters in southern Houston County. The origin of the name "Elko" is obscure, but it is believed to have been bestowed by the GS&F railroad company in 1889.
As an unincorporated town, Elko is governed by the Houston County Board of Commissioners and protected by county sheriff's patrols and a volunteer fire department. The town's churches hold monthly services, with some residents attending more than one church on alternating Sundays.
As an unincorporated town, Elko is governed by the Houston County Board of Commissioners and protected by county sheriff's patrols and a volunteer fire department. The town's churches hold monthly services, with some residents attending more than one church on alternating Sundays.
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