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About 1912, Brady Shearouse built the first store in Marlow and operated it until his death in 1916. It was a large wooden structure located adjacent to the home of Osborne Mingledorff and his wife, who was the daughter of Brady Shearouse. Read More
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A tract of land of 150 acres located 26 miles northwest of Savannah was granted to John Rollison in 1793 for his service in the Revolutionary War. The land was along the Old Louisville Road bounded on the southeast by Ready Branch. Read More
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The town of Eden in Effingham County is located on what is now known as Highway 80 in the southern end of the county. It was established first as a stagecoach stop. Read More
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As Memorial Day weekend approaches, it is a time to honor our soldiers who are fighting today for our freedom in many areas of the world. Their families are sacrificing to preserve freedom for each of us. We should be in prayer for them and pray that their loved ones return safe and sound. It is also a time to remember those who have fallen in the line of duty. Read More
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Solomon Exley, born 1795, first married Sarah Backley in 1818 at the age of 23. Read More
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For several years I had looked at this photograph from my mother’s family pictures. My great uncle Emmette Joshua Hinely (1889-1944) is on the left. Mr. Ulysses Lawrence Elzey (1869-1937) is on the right. Read More
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Effingham County has become rather famous for raisin bread. This slightly sweet bread dense with raisins is said to have come to our country with the Salzburger immigrants who settled at Ebenezer. Read More
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This was compiled by Susan Exley of Historic Effingham Society from ads in the Springfield Herald. Read More
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The Tusculum community developed along the Central of Georgia Railway as a stop between Guyton and Egypt. At one time there was a small depot there but no ticket office. Read More
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In 2011, Sandra Nease Hendrix and Tracey Nease Kieffer donated the building that once was the Blandford Depot to Historic Effingham Society to be relocated and restored on the Living History Site in Springfield. The abandoned depot building was relocated to the property of their grandfather Russell Nease to use for a barn in March 1967. Read More
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J. Malcolm Marchman, who was known as “Mac,” came to Springfield at age 21. A big tall man, he had great presence and loved people. With a business course and a few years banking under his belt in his hometown of White Plains, he fit right in this “Small Town USA.” Read More
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The Brinson Railroad brought growth in the town of Springfield and Mr. Brinson’s businesses including a saw mill gave rise to the need for a bank. The Exchange Bank of Springfield was organized in 1907 by local stockholders C. F. Berry, Willie R. Fetzer, C. F. Gnann, J. Martin Gnann, Allen B. Kieffer, John W. Reiser and Ralph E. Shearouse. Read More
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This was compiled by Susan Exley of Historic Effingham Society from The Springfield Herald Feb. 15, 1963 issue. If you have photos, comments or information to share, contact Susan Exley at 754-6681 or email her at: hesexleyherald@aol.com. Read More
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This was compiled by Susan Exley of Historic Effingham Society from the Feb. 15, 1963, issue of The Springfield Herald. Read More
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Retired Chief Warrant Officer Norman Turner compiled a booklet of data titled “The Mobilization of the Effingham County Militia in the summer of the year 1800 to prevent the spread of Smallpox then in Chatham and Bryan County.” Read More
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The Effingham County Library has been in existence since about the late 1930s. The first library was one room in what was known as the Treutlen Building in Springfield. The first librarian was Gussie (Morgan) Hinely. Read More
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This was compiled by Susan Exley of Historic Effingham Society. Read More
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Well, folks, it has been seven years since Echoes of Effingham first appeared in the Effingham Herald. As I reflect on preparing around 370 columns, I think of all the old photographs I have perused and all the interesting people I met, interviewed or told you about. I learn new information on a daily basis that intrigues me to share. Read More
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This was compiled by Susan Exley of Historic Effingham Society. If you have photos, comments or information to share, contact Susan Exley at 754-6681 or email her at: susanexley@historiceffinghamsociety.org. Read More
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This was compiled by Susan Exley of Historic Effingham Society. If you have photos, comments or information to share, contact Susan Exley at 754-6681 or email her at: susanexley@historiceffinghamsociety.org. Read More
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Photos and information came from the 75th Anniversary Edition of the Springfield Herald in March 1984. Read More
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In 2011 the first book in a four-book series, “Savannah Immortal City,” was released in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. We reviewed the book authored by Barry Sheehy in this column. Photography was done by co-author Cindy Wallace. Read More
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Rural mail carriers serve our post offices today but long ago post offices were located in stores at crossroads. Those post office reports, though very fragmented, offer the following information. Sometimes mail was delivered and sent by a circuit rider on horseback or by train if the store/station was on the railroad. Read More
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Advertisements reprinted here were found in the 75th Anniversary Edition of The Springfield Herald. Read More
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An old colonial dessert served this time of year was known as Syllabub. It was offered as a foamy beverage or whipped, chilled and presented as a dessert. The drink was spiked with spirits and was similar to eggnog. The liquor “cooked” the raw egg whites in the concoction. (See accompanying recipe.) Read More
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Historic Effingham wishes each of you a Merry Christmas. We are sharing some of the Clyo Homemakers’ recipes from their cookbooks through the years. Their latest, “The Best of Effingham County,” is still available for sale from club members. Read More
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This week's Echoes of Effingham takes a look back at where Effingham County shoppers may have bought their Christmas gifts in the mid-1980s. Read More
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Effingham Academy was one of the 10 original academies established by the state. The Georgia Legislature chartered the Effingham Academy in 1809. It was to be established in the town of Springfield and operated by a group of local school trustees. Early on it established a great reputation for academic success. They stressed math, English, grammar, Latin and Greek, all necessary subjects to enter the University of Georgia. In a letter to the editor in ... Read More
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This is the time of year when all of us need to make special treats for the holidays. Memories of this old-time recipe remind me of certain people. My mother made these as did cousin Vivian Zoller. The treats resemble candy more than cookies. A platter of these would find their way to a church social or family gathering. Because they contain oatmeal and nuts, they seem somewhat healthy despite the sugar. This is not ... Read More
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This is the time of year that I think of all the aromas of fall like burning leaves, pies baking in the oven and so much more. The pumpkin and sweet potato pies with spices have probably been baked and consumed for Thanksgiving, but we will be baking other items from now through Christmas: pecan pies, sugar cookies and so much more. Read More
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Howard Hughes was a famous aviator, industrialist, film producer, philanthropist and one of the wealthiest people in the world. Read More
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A recent booklet of historical information, "The Confederate Convalescent Camp located in Springfield, Georgia July 1862 – January 1863," has answered a question as to what occupied the land where the present Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, jail and prison are located and where a new jail is to be built. Read More
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The Ogeechee River flowing through our county begins in Greene County in the Georgia Piedmont and flows 245 miles to empty into Ossabaw Sound, approximately 15 miles south of Savannah. The name loosely translated means “River of the Uchees” or “our mother,” referring to a sub-tribe of the Creek Indian Confederation. Read More
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Mr. William W. Metzger, a well known land owner in Clyo, a longtime member and lifetime trustee of the Laurel Hill Lutheran Church congregation, had in mind to make a Christmas gift to the community. He summoned Allen Newton Kieffer, surveyor for the county of Effingham, to survey a piece of property on which to build a church. Read More
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It is not known exactly when Bethel Church was founded. Records from Strobel’s book “Salzburgers and their Descendants” cites that the Ebenezer Trustees found it necessary to build a church along Jack’s Branch near Springfield. Weather and flooding prevented travel to Ebenezer for services and schooling for the children. Read More
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In 1731, 20,000 Protestants were expelled by the Archbishop Firmian of the Province of Salzburg (presently Austria) because they refused to embrace certain religious beliefs and they continued to follow the teachings of Martin Luther. Sixteen thousand went to East Prussia, 200 to Holland, 300 to the United States of America, Georgia, and 3,500 settled in various locations. Read More
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In September 1937 a new teacher came from Charleston, S.C., to Clyo Consolidated High School to teach first grade. She was named Miss Edna Quinby and she was 24 years old. She had an A.B. degree from the College of Charleston with majors in Latin and mathematics. In 1939 she received a M.A. degree from George Peabody College for Teachers with a major in education and minors in psychology and history. She later took courses at what is now known as Georgia Southern University. Read More
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The article about John Adam Treutlen a few weeks ago addressed the mystery surrounding his death. Norman Turner shared his photographs of this small granite marker with a bronze plaque located near Orangeburg, S.C. Read More
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There was a homecoming this past Labor Day at Ebenezer: Seven very old books present in Effingham County’s early Salzburger community, held by Newberry College in South Carolina for many years, were returned to their place of origin. The Rev. John Derrick, director of alumni affairs and church relations at Newberry College, formally presented the old volumes to the Georgia Salzburger Society at its annual meeting in Jerusalem Lutheran Church on Sept. 3. Martha Zeigler, ... Read More
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Historic Effingham Society has added two new products to their gift shop at 1002 North Pine St. in Springfield. Read More
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Highway 119 is known in Effingham County as John Adam Treutlen Highway. Much of his private life is less known than of his political life. The story of his life was published in 1998 by Historic Effingham Society in a book, “John Adam Treutlen, Georgia’s First Constitutional Governor, his Life Real and Rumored,” by Edna Q. Morgan. Read More
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This week, Echoes of Effingham takes a look back at life at Effingham Academy in the 1920s. Read More
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This is a look back at 1954 and 1955 at Effingham Academy in Springfield. As school opens here and the television coverage of the Summer Olympics ends, we can visit the way it was and some of the organizations and events in the 1950s. Read More
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“Perhaps the most underpaid and underappreciated people employed in the school system have been our lunchroom workers,” said 97-year-old retired teacher, Mrs. Edna Morgan. Read More
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Oswell Eve Smith was a cousin to Dr. A. P. Longstreet from last week’s column. He purchased the Longstreet Place on the Effingham-Screven county line in 1873 from his cousin’s estate. He deemed the soil rich and more productive for planting. Read More
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Dr. Anderson P. Longstreet (1829-1873) was born in Augusta, son of Henrietta Eve Longstreet and Augustus Baldwin Longstreet. He graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta in March of 1850. He married Laura Ayer, daughter of Dr. C. K. Ayer of Rome. Read More
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For six years and five months, Historic Effingham Society has published this column gratis in the Effingham Herald. It has been a pleasure for me to learn from many sources and people the stories about our county. It takes research and time to do the stories well and I appreciate your assistance and suggestions for the column that I have sent to the publisher every week. Read More
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Corinth Baptist Church will celebrate its 200th anniversary, beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday. On July 8, a historical marker and guest speakers began the festivities during worship. Sunday will feature anecdotes from former pastors and guest speaker Rev. Bobby Boswell of Atlanta. He is the executive director and vice-president for ministries of the Georgia Baptist Convention. Read More
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