Photographs

These men are paying poll taxes by working a day on the roads. The picture is taken on Highway 197 in Batesville about 1905.
Submitted by G. C. Oliver

Batesville, Hwy 197

Submitted by Chris Aurora

Big Red Apple Postcard

Clarkesville Trolley

Submitted by G. C. Oliver

The Chattahoochee is so clear here that you can see the bottom!
Submitted by Don Byers

Clarkesville Trolley

Submitted by G. C. Oliver

A View of Clarkesville Square

This photo was made from the roof of Carey's Department Store in the late 1940's. The trolley tracks and gazebo were removed when automobiles replaced the need for trolley transportation.
Submitted by G. C. Oliver

The first Clarkesville Baptist Church was built in 1889 on the corner of Water & Bridge Streets. The church consisted of 2 rooms and this original site served as the Clarkesville Baptist Church for 50 years.

Submitted by G. C. Oliver

The Free Hotel

The Free Hotel was an early Clarkesville landmark, which later became a boarding house. The old building was torn down in the early 1960's.

Submitted by G. C. Oliver

Stanford Hall (Clarkesville)

The home was built by Stanford and was a replica of their home in England. Later owned by the Minus Family. The house burned approximately in the late 1930's.

Submitted by G. C. Oliver

Clarkesville Methodist Church

Built 1901 ..... Burned 1937. The church was under construction a few months later when a second blaze destroyed the construction process. The church was again rebuilt and the first service was held in October of 1938.

Submitted by G. C. Oliver

Clarkesville Methodist Church

Submitted by G. C. Oliver

Reeves Hardware (Clarkesville)

Submitted by G. C. Oliver

Greetings from Clarkesville, Ga. (1960's)

Submitted by Linda Blum-Barton

Kimsey's Motel, Clarkesville, Ga. 1960's

Next door to Hill's Restaurant. Located in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains, Georgia's best fishing lakes nearby. 16 units all with air conditioning, T. V., electric heat. Open year 'round.

Submitted by Linda Blum-Barton