Jefferson in Jackson County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Milking Barn

Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 8, 2021

1. Milking Barn Marker

Inscription. Susan Ella Ethridge kept a small herd of milk cows, and sold butter at the commissary and in Jefferson. The family still has wooden butter molds that imprinted slabs of butter with the name 'Ella'. The long, low barn with its plank siding and six stalls stood at the end of a path leading from woods where the cows were allowed to browse. Twice a day cows were called from these woods to be milked, and Joyce Ethridge, Ella's daughter-in-law, remembered chickens laying eggs in the feeding trough between milking times.

The giant white oak standing between the milking barn and the warehouse was almost certainly growing tall before Joseph Shields established this farmstead in 1866. Another ancient oak stands beyond the family cemetery near the Teacher's House. (Marker Number 14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 34° 3.776′ N, 83° 35.307′ W. Marker is in Jefferson, Georgia, in Jackson County. It can be reached from Etheridge Road just south of Johnson Mill Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker

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is mounted at eye-level near the southeast corner of the Milking Barn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2355 Etheridge Road, Jefferson GA 30549, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gristmill (within shouting distance of this marker); Mule Barn, Yard and Cribs (within shouting distance of this marker); Seed House (within shouting distance of this marker); Cotton Gin (within shouting distance of this marker); Gin Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Teacher's House (within shouting distance of this marker); Garage (within shouting distance of this marker); Wheat House (within

Milking Barn (<i>northeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 8, 2021

2. Milking Barn (northeast elevation)

(marker visible at eye-level, near left/east corner)

shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jefferson.

Regarding Milking Barn. Contributing property, Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm, National Register of Historic Places #92000814.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm

Family Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 8, 2021

3. Family Cemetery

(located just west of the milking barn; between the milking barn and the Teacher’s House)

Milking Barn (<i>southeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 8, 2021

4. Milking Barn (southeast elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 23, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.