Philomath GA Once Upon A Time Historic Barn Farming Landscape Art

by Reid Callaway

Title

Philomath GA Once Upon A Time Historic Barn Farming Landscape Art

Artist

Reid Callaway

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

Philomath GA Once Upon A Time....by Reid Callaway
Historic Barn Farming Landscape Art

When I first ventured into the field to photograph the scenic, picturesque, old barn, I fell in love with the roof lines. They are so smooth and different from other barns we often see and admire. This historic find was a challenge to photograph and get right. After all is said and done the outcome was worth the hours of work that went into this image. The Lord provided this old barn and the majestic sky to go with it! A friend from my church, Grace Fellowship in Greensboro, GA suggested I find this treasure and photograph it and so I did.... Enjoy!

Philomath was settled around 1829, and the city was first called Woodstock. The nearest post office was a stage-coach stop between Atlanta and Augusta about four miles away. The people of Woodstock wanted their own post office. When the approval for one came, the name had to be changed because there was another Woodstock in Georgia.

The city was home to an all-boys boarding school, Reid Academy, to which boys came from all over the south to attend. The school was known throughout the state as one of the finest educational institutions of its time. Robert Toombs and Alexander Stephens were frequent visitors to the city and often made speeches at the school. Stephens suggested that the city's name should be changed to Philomath, which means a place of learning, because the school was such an important aspect to the community. Much of the early history of Philomath was centered on the Academy. The school buildings were eventually torn down and replaced with a one-story building, which was used as a community school until recent years when the students were transported to larger schools. The building was then converted into a community center.

Philomath is mentioned in the 1985 R.E.M song "Cant Get There from Here". The liner notes for the band's Eponymous compilation album identify Philomath as "located between Lexington and Crawfordville and used to have its own post office."
Philomath is mentioned in John McPhee's essay "Travels in Georgia" which appeared in the collection "Pieces of the frame". At the time of that writing (1973) Philomath's zip code was 30659. There was an attempt to register the above mentioned, Buffalo lick as a Georgia Natural Area.

A large number of cotton plantations had been laid out in and around Philomath, the oldest of which is called "The Globe".

The Fine Art America logo will NOT appear on your purchased image.

Comments, Likes and Favorites are appreciated... :-)

Uploaded

August 20th, 2015

Colors

Embed

Share

Tags