Nestled in the middle of Atlanta's suburban sprawl, Old Town Sharpsburg Georgia has an interesting collection of historic buildings that allow us to imagine what the town must have looked like in times past.
During the heyday of cotton, Sharpsburg was an important center for farmers who wanted to get their crops to market. In the 19th century, Sharpsburg had merchants and all sorts of service businesses.
More importantly, in 1870, the Savannah, Griffin & North Alabama Railroad was completed and more importantantly, constructed a depot in Sharpsburg. This brought everything the farmers needed in the form of merchandise and implements, as well as providing transportation to Griffin and Newnan.
While a lot has changed since then, many of the historic buildings remain. The railroad is now operated by the Norfolk Southern, but Old Town Sharpsburg is now relegated to a few antique and collectible shops.
A semi-annual flea market and festival still draws crowds to Sharpsburg for food, fun and bargain hunting. But on the average day, it's very quiet. But for now, it remains a living museum of the past!
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Richard -- When you come up here to go sapphire mining, I will take you up to Garnet, MT. It's a gold mining ghost town from the early 1900's. It is now maintained by the federal government and has many of the original buildings that you can tour through. Bring your walking shoes and your camera!
BTW -- This is my 1700th comment. Cant think of a more deserving guy to use it on...;-)
Richard,
Thanks for sharing about some of the history in your area. This is just another part of our history that we should be keeping alive and you do such a GREAT job doing just that.
Don R.
Richard...sounds likeanother southern town so rich in history!
Clint....
Sounds like a great place for photos, and I'm glad to be part of your ActiveRain history!
Don...
You're welcome. It's a cool place that we used to visit, and now it's home!
Bill...
It is indeed, and it's home sweet home!
Neat looking place Richard. Looks like part of the town I grew up in.
JL...
It is still a cool place ,,,, hopefully it will stay that way!