Creek Country A to Z
Creek Country now consists of Georgia and Alabama, but 160 years ago, it was ruled by the mighty Creek Confederacy. Join me as I explore ancient Creek Country from Adela to Zachariah, the Battle of Burnt Corn to the Yamassee War. And everything in between.B, for Burnt Corn
This week, our Creek Country A to Z has us visiting Burnt Corn. Wednesday started us out with a brief summary of the historic battle. Yesterday, I told how I stumbled across the actual site while on a road trip. Today, I'm sharing the rest story of that epic adventure.
Twenty minutes of winding down the, I'd-be-terrified-to-be-here-at-night Old Federal Road (see yesterday's post for more details), the forest opened up to Burnt Corn, a one road town (literally) that had just peeled itself out of a history book. I took pics of all the major buildings:
Twenty minutes of winding down the, I'd-be-terrified-to-be-here-at-night Old Federal Road (see yesterday's post for more details), the forest opened up to Burnt Corn, a one road town (literally) that had just peeled itself out of a history book. I took pics of all the major buildings:
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| church |
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| church |
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| post office (shut down) |
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| general store, if I remember correctly (shut down) |
See what I mean? Living history.
My kinda place to visit.
I wanted to find out where the battle took place, so we stopped at a house (which was also adorably old) and hailed a lady who was outside working.
In typical southern fashion, she was super friendly and filled me in on the town's history. Come to find out, the battle took place some miles distant. We didn't have time to visit (bummer!!), so I satisfied myself with just being in the town named for it.
She also directed us to the Watkins House, which was empty. She knew the owners though and said they wouldn't mind if we stopped by to visit the place. Apparently, because of all the wounded who were tended there after one of the battles (many of which died), the place is "super haunted." :-) Fortunately, we didn't run across any ghosts while we explored the house. For being made of wood and 200 years old, it's in outstanding condition.
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| Me and Seth on the porch of the Watkins House |
That concludes our tour of Burnt Corn, it's battle and its people. Next week, we're moving on to the letter C in our Creek Country A to Z series. I'll give the Creek slant to three seperate topics--chunkey, clans, and cardinal directions. It's gonna be GREAT!
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2 comments:
April, your historic adventures are right up my alley! LOVED these posts about Burnt Corn. Sounds like it was a side-trip that was meant to be. ;-) Keep the posts coming!
Hi Elaine! Yes, it was meant to be!! Of course you would have loved such an adventure, my history loving friend. :-)
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