Lets Be Adventurers : Settlement Road Tenant Farm House

This was one of the rare houses that we actually explored in the middle of the day! Located in the Adabelle community between Claxton and Statesboro, this house has been long forgotten. It's pretty common to see old farm houses like this around the rural south, especially in this condition. From the information I have gathered, the house was built between the late 1800's and early 1900's. The owner of the land shared the info with Vanishing South Georgia Photography, (who also took some photos of this great place) and mentioned that by 1917, there was evidence of a homestead in the present location. Apparently, there were also other buildings apart of the location, such as a livestock barn, stockyard, and two storage barns. There were two other tenant houses as well that were apart of the farm. All of these structures were located across the road from the farmhouse, and were unfortunately destroyed by arsonists in the 1970's. The other two houses are gone as well. All that's left is this one house and the detached kitchen. It's sad that it is too far gone to be restored. I definitely enjoyed exploring it.

I cannot help but wonder as I explore places like this: "Whose feet walked these halls? Who sat in a rocking chair on the front porch as they enjoyed a sun set? Whose childhood memories involve this old home? And who was the last one to see it before it was left to the ways of time?

This is why I am a History major. Because I need the answers to my curiosity. I want to find the stories these old, forgotten walls share.

Hope you guys enjoy the pictures!