In its busiest days, Linton supported this and two other stores, including the Trawick and Harrison stores. The shed porch was added to the front circa 1930. The Linton Post Office was located within this store.
Linton Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --HANCOCK COUNTY GA--, Linton GA
When I photographed in Woodland there were Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) nesting in front of the post office and flying all around 1st Street.
Filed under --TALBOT COUNTY GA--, Woodville GA
While photographing Moreland, we had the good luck of running into Carol Chancey. Carol, a member of the Moreland Cultural Arts Association, is very enthusiastic about the history of this place. We talked a lot about Lewis Grizzard and Erskine Caldwell and plans for preserving what is left of Moreland. She also identified the buildings seen here. Besides the Cureton & Cole store on the left, she notes that the middle building was a doctor’s office and the one on the right was the old post office.
Filed under --COWETA COUNTY GA--, Moreland GA
Most often referred to today as the Villanow General Store, this structure of handmade brick sourced at the site began operations around 1840 and has had numerous owners over years. It’s among the oldest extant stores in Georgia. The only one I know of that’s older, in fact, is the Brick Store in Newton County.
It also housed the Villanow post office for many years, the Odd Fellows lodge, and even the Justice of the Peace. The community was known as Sunset at the time it was constructed. Roland Kinsey and William D. Underwood were two of the first owners of the store, though it has historically been associated with Joseph Warren Cavender (1845-1919). Cavender, who had served as postmaster and mayor of Villanow in the 1870s and 1890s, owned the store until his death, but had at least one partner in the business, James Harvey Shahan (1868-1949). Owners who followed over the years include Claude Clements, Dr. J. A. Shields, M. Gordon Keown, J. C. Phillips, Otto Morgan, Roy Morgan, Ottis Poarch, O. H. “Doc” Penland, and Rodney Edwards. Mr. Edwards was instrumental in helping save the store when a four-lane highway was proposed through the community.
I had a nice visit with Dr. Michael Kisner who moved his chiropractic office into the store in 2015. His wife Deborah has roots in the area and the couple are happy to have been able to save such a landmark. They’ve done extensive work on the structure, retaining as many of its original features as possible.
National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --WALKER COUNTY GA--, Villanow GA
Wright’s was the retail anchor of Mountville for many years and also served as its last post office.
Filed under --TROUP COUNTY GA--, Mountville GA
Nancy B. Kindall writes: I grew up less than a mile from this building. It was the Post Office and country store operated by Horace Pickelsimer. Patty Davenport adds: I believe this is the original Post Office at Wilscott. A friend many years ago jacked it up and repaired the rock foundation as the building was leaning so badly it was close to collapse. They lived across the field from it.
Filed under --FANNIN COUNTY GA--, Wilscot GA
Janis Fowler writes that this was originally Joseph Dyer’s Store and that the Garland community was originally known as Dyersville. She also notes that the post office was located here.
Filed under --LUMPKIN COUNTY GA--, Garland GA
