The Brown House, in Sandersville, Georgia. Currently a house museum and the office of the Historical Society. On November 25, 1864 general William T. Sherman and his troops came through Washington county on their “March to the Sea.” He selected the Brown House as his headquarters. He and his troops stayed for two days. When the army left Sandersville, Sherman ordered the court house and jail be burned. On a personal note we believe this is why there are no records of our old house. In Tennille, railroad tracks were pulled up, heated, and twisted into bowties. These tracks now restored are prosperous and busy and we hear them in our sleep.
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The Brown House, a Southern house with a rich history, full of character, maintained, restored, and cherished by today’s citizens.
Information obtained from the GAGenWeb Washington County site.
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Olive
What a beautiful old house with so much history. I could sit on that front porch for hours!
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Jane
I'd love to visit that house. (I'd want to take my shoes off and walk barefoot on those old floorboards on the porch...)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic house. Especially the front porch and the beautiful garden.
ReplyDeleteI shared this post with my husband and he really enjoyed it. When we lived in GA we just didn't get to see as much as we would have liked. Why oh why do we have to have jobs?
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xo,
Debra