Abandoned Plantation Home - a photo on Flickriver

An abandoned planation home in Bostwick, Georgia. A preserved slave shack is right down the road.

Many people marvel at the beauty of such homes. Little thought is given to the suffering of those who constructed and maintained these lavish estates.

Here is link to a preserved home similarly styled - www.flickr.com/photos/73215818@N00/2924812727/

Additional note 12/17/11

In 1903, W.E.B Dubois had this to say regarding Georgia plantations of 1860: "A hundred and fifty barons commanded the labor of nearly 6 thousand Negroes... Parks and groves were laid out, rich with flower and vine, and in the midst stood the low wide-halled 'big house,' with its porch and columns and great fireplaces.

And yet with all this the was something sordid, something forced, - a certain feverish unrest and recklessness; for was not all this show and tinsel built upon a groan? "This was a little Hell", said a ragged, brown, and grave-faced man to me... "I've seen n_____s drop dead in the furrow, but they were kicked aside, and the plough never stopped. Down in the guard-house, there's where the blood ran."

With such foundations a kingdom must in time sway and fall...' ".

Taken in: United States / Georgia / Nolans Store (show map)

Taken on: September 27, 2008

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Sets appears in: • Top 10 • Old South more » • 2008 day trips « less

Groups appears in: • A History of Georgia • Southern decay more » • Silent Decay USA: South-East • Once was home • Great American Architecture « less

Camera: Olympus SP320, f/4.0, 1/160 sec, 13.2mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

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Focal Length:	13.2mm
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Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
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