Construction of this schoolhouse in 1909 was supervised by Ira Ethridge who had been a teacher before he married Susan Ella Shields. Alex and Emory Shields, grandsons of James Shields, donated two acres of land and the school was named Bachelors' . . . — — Map (db m201048) HM
This blacksmith's shop was the place where many of the tools used on the farm were made and it was also the center for the maintenance and repair of farm equipment. Inside the shop the forge is located in the rear northwest corner leaving plenty of . . . — — Map (db m184344) HM
This steam locomotive was presented to the City of Jefferson in 1959 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company as a permanent exhibit in memory of the important service engines of this type gave to the nation. It was one of the last steam-powered . . . — — Map (db m24720) HM
Tenants from this farm and neighboring farms came here to purchase a wide range of household supplies — many no doubt relying on credit advanced by Mr. Ira — so its crossroads location near to the main house was ideal. In its heyday, this . . . — — Map (db m184377) HM
Photographs in the family collection show a bustle of activity in this area during the ginning season. One dated March 1918 entitled "A busy day at the gin" shows seven or eight mule-drawn wagons fanned out across the slope above the building as . . . — — Map (db m184322) HM
(East side)
In memory of Dr. Crawford W. Long, the first discoverer of anesthesia, the great benefactor to the human race. Born Danielsville, Madison Co., Ga., Nov. 1, 1815. Died Athens, Ga, June 16, 1879
(North side) . . . — — Map (db m180657) HM
On March 30, 1842, Dr. Crawford W. Long performed what is considered the first surgery using anesthesia at his medical office once located at this site. Using sulfuric ether, Long removed a cyst from the neck of James Venable before three . . . — — Map (db m180648) HM
Solicitor General of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit
Hoard was killed by a car bomb August 7, 1967, while aggressively prosecuting organized crime within the circuit.
"We now realize that the preserver of law and order is courage and that . . . — — Map (db m181823) HM
This garage was built in 1923. Its prominent location opposite the main house and substantial construction using concrete blocks reflect Mr. Ira's enthusiasm for automobiles. Joyce Ethridge remembered that he liked to buy the latest models and . . . — — Map (db m184393) HM
Mr. Ira would oversee ginning operations from this small white building to the east of the gin. The interior of this building is neatly finished with beaded boards on the walls and ceiling, and built-in counters and shelves for his record books. It . . . — — Map (db m184330) HM
This building was constructed in 1900 and stands near the center of the farm complex close to corncribs and the wheat house with its granary. It is also located close to the blacksmith's shop and it is probable that hands working in the shop would . . . — — Map (db m184397) HM
This County, created by Act of the Legislature February 11, 1796, is named for James Jackson who later became Governor in 1798-1801. A soldier of the Revolution he served in Congress 1789-91 and in the Senate 1793-95 and 1801-06. He strongly opposed . . . — — Map (db m26155) HM
(front)
Dedicated to the valor of Jackson County Troops that served the Confederate States of America
In 2008 the City of Jefferson and Historic Preservation Commission approved the replacement of the CSA Statue broken in 1940 . . . — — Map (db m182638) WM
Dedicated May 27, 1995 to those from Jackson County who died for us
World War I
Claude Borders • Jewel H. Hanson
Allen C. Doster, A •
Newton B. Dunnahoo, A •
Henry T. Gillispie, A •
Henry G. Golden •
George A. Gordon, A •
Esara . . . — — Map (db m184810) WM
(Side 1)
Lawyer, Patriot, Hero of the American Revolution, General of Georgia Militia, Congressman, Twice Governor, Twice U.S. Senator, Author of the 1798 State Constitution, Designed of the State Seal, and "Prince of Duelist."
"If . . . — — Map (db m184816) HM
Dedicated to the memory of those employees of The Jefferson Mills, Inc. who gave their lives in World War II Willard H.F. Doster, Pfc, USA April 11, 1922 – August 4, 1944 Killed in Action – St. Lo, France Lammoth Joe Hanson, Pfc, USA . . . — — Map (db m191132) HM WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m184399) HM
Although Mr. Ira was keen to keep abreast of the latest developments in farming, most of the work on his cotton farm was still done by a combination of mule and human muscle-power. In the 1940s there were 26 mules on the farm that were used to till . . . — — Map (db m184400) HM
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1854
Nominated 2002 by JHPC — — Map (db m199914) HM
During ginning operations about 800 pounds of cottonseed were collected for every 500-pound bale of cotton produced. Many of the local farmers who brought their cotton crops to the Ethridge gin would pay for the service by leaving a portion of their . . . — — Map (db m184318) HM
This Piedmont Homestead, originally settled by brothers James and Patrick Shields in 1798, contains a collection of intact historical buildings on a total of 152 acres set aside for preservation. This is one of the most diverse collections of farm . . . — — Map (db m184289) HM
This house was built around 1912 as a tenant sharecropper's place and would probably have had three or four outbuildings including a chicken house, a small barn, a well house, and a privy. The original building was a two-room cabin. The chimney at . . . — — Map (db m184398) HM
This shed was added to the central building complex in the 1950s when Lanis Ethridge replaced old ways of working the land with mechanized methods. Today it provides a gathering place for visitors to the farm. Tractors were used on the farm from an . . . — — Map (db m184342) HM
This tall wood-framed building was used both as a granary and as a place to store farm equipment. Like the garage, it faces the main house and so it has some ornamental features, notably a balcony above the front door. But this balcony was more than . . . — — Map (db m184396) HM
