After driving through South Carolina, I turned westward and went into Georgia. Just on the Georgia side of the border along U.S. route 123 is the Traveler's Rest State Historic Site. From what I can gather from the interwebz, it was originally an inn and later the main house for a plantation. It's open only on weekends, but I still explored the grounds. Here's the front of the old inn.
Near the main house are these buildings. I don't know what they were used for, but having visited other old plantations, I can see where at least one might have been used to house slaves.
This small two-story building is connected to the main house by a walkway.
Behind the main house is the rock underneath a shelter. I think that it was taken from a nearby river bed. In the background is what appears to be a private residence, most of which I cropped out, except for the dog.
Here's the rock from its other side.
To learn more about Traveler's Rest, go to Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites, Daughters of the American Revolution, Georgia Historical Society and WhichMuseum.
On my way back to my undisclosed location, I stopped at an overlook along Georgia route 246. I had a difficult time seeing my camera's screen due to the sun angle, but the shot turned out pretty good except for some hazy quality. A woman who also stopped at the overlook informed me that a "controlled burn" was taking place farther south near Tallulah Falls, Georgia.
Georgia route 246 eventually becomes North Carolina route 106, but you have to be patient because most of the road has no numbered signs. See all youz soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment