We could have gotten a ticket for going too slow in Oliver Georgia. It's a little gem about 20 miles east if Stateboro. We drove around Oliver in the rain. Glad we did.
The only sign we saw directed us to municipal court.
Here it is on Schoolhouse Road.
We turned up Clark Street and hit Railroad Avenue, Old Louisville Road and took a little jog to Kildare. We'd have gotten out of the car if it wasn't raining.
Little Ogeechee Baptist Church is on Old Louisville Road
Thanks to Brian Brown at Vanishing South Georgia we have some good information on the Little Ogeechee Baptist Church. I hope Historic Rural Churches of Georgia is on the way.
"Church was used in a movie in 1974 called 'Buster and Billie'”
"The church was established 222 yrs ago. The present structure is the third in the history of the church and was build in 1912. There is a grave yard attached to the church property."
Corner of Railroad and Schoolhouse.
We found City Hall.
And the post office.
We took a little jog up Highway 24 and found Oliver on 24 which sure looked like a church.
Maybe a meeting place / wedding chapel now.
There's a pretty blue next door with some stabilizing columns, a good sign.
Hope to come back on a pretty day.
Next stop: Rocky Ford.
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Perfect little City Hall!
ReplyDeleteIf you had gone another block West, across 24, on Old Louisville Road you would have found the best gem - 134 Old Louisville Rd - the old Loughboro Estate.
ReplyDeleteI still dream of the years we lived in that very special house at 134 Old Louisville Rd in the early 1960s when my father, the Rev. W.L. Bolton was pastor at the Little Ogeechee Baptist Church. Can you provide more info about the Loughboro Estate?
DeleteThanks for that tip, anonymous! Loughboro Estate is beautiful! What's the story behind it? I took a nice pic if anyone would like to see it.
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