A Tribute to the Faithful

This unusual marker, located*  along the northeastern 

margin of Rock Springs Road just a little

more than a mile from  Georgia Highway

19 at Harden's Store, was placed by

William Sampson Asbury Bracewell, a Confederate

veteran of the 49th Ga. Infantry Regiment, in

tribute to the faithfulness of his slave Catty

and his wfe, who stayed with him after

receiving their freedom after the war.

A recent timber cut revealed this marker, dated 1880.  Some loving

soul has planted purple petunias in memory

of these almost forgotten souls. 

*Located on the northeastern margin of Rock Springs Road just beyond the last telephone pole south of the intersection of Rock Springs Road and Grey Wolf Trail in Rock Springs Estates. 

A NEARLY INVISIBLE LANDMARK

Many of you have driven by this house at 1102 Academy Avenue in Dublin, Georgia.  You probably have never noticed it nor have you realized  the significance of this endangered home, nearly engulfed by intruding trees, climbing kudzu and clinging vines.  The house was the home of Zimmie Shelton, grandmother of the legendary, producer, director and actor Spike Lee.   As of 2016, the property is still owned by the heirs of Mrs. Shelton and her father, Phil Jackson.

SIGHTS SELDOM SEEN - STAINED GLASS WINDOW, CADWELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

These pictures depict the solitary stained glass window of the Cadwell United Methodist Church on Walnut Street in Cadwell, Georgia.  The window was placed to the right of the front door in memory of Mrs. Rebecca Burch, a founding member of the church and the founder of the town of Cadwell. No services have been held in the church for many years.

DUBLIN NATATORIUM - SOUTH CHURCH STREET, DUBLIN, GEORGIA

Site of the Dublin Natatorium, 514 S. Church Street, Dublin, Georgia

This house was built inside Dublin's first public full size public swimming pool.  

The pool was opened in September 1916 and closed forever during World War I. 

Swimmers than began to use the pools at Stubbs Park was well as lakes and ponds

in the Dublin area.