Macclenny in Baker County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lula Thrift

— Heritage Park Village —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 21, 2022

1. Lula Thrift Marker

Inscription. Lula Thrift, daughter of John Newton (born 1851) and Sally (Arnold) Sands (born1861) in the Georgia Bend Area stands in front of the home her husband Nathan Thrift built for her in 1919. At a cost of $25 the lumber was hauled from the sawmill by mule and wagon. The couple married when she was 16 and in a 1985 interview she had this to say...

"My mama never told me anything about men, for if she had of, I probably never would have got married. Mama kept all such stuff like that away from us children. All she'd ever tell me was that if I ever done anything ‘wrong', when she got through with me, I’d be sorry. But, she never told me what 'wrong' was. I'd ask her and she still wouldn't tell me. After I married and found out what it meant, it was too late, for I'd done jumped in the fire."
-- Lula Thrift. 1985

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 30° 16.716′ N, 82° 8.066′ W. Marker is in Macclenny, Florida, in Baker County. It can be reached from South Lowder Street

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south of West Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker located within Heritage Park Village. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 S Lowder St, Macclenny FL 32063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: Harold and Fay Mathews Milton (a few steps from this marker); Postmaster Walter Turner (a few steps from this marker); Ernest Harvey Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Ida Raulerson Gainey (a few steps from this marker); Alverdo A. Geitgey (within shouting distance of this marker); Burnsed Block House (within shouting distance of this marker); Olustree Memories (within shouting distance of

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 21, 2022

2. Lula Thrift Marker

this marker); Clyde Sands and Mamie Thrift (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macclenny.

Also see . . . Heritage Park Village. (Submitted on September 21, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.