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Willacoochee School
Robert Deen recently sent me this old photograph, which I would guess was made in the mid-to-late-1950s. The school appears to have been built in the late 1920s or early 1930s and was destroyed by...
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Angel Monument, Willacoochee City Cemetery
This monument marks the plot of Dr. James A. Gaskins, his two wives and family at the historic Willacoochee City Cemetery.
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Willacoochee, Georgia
These two slightly different perspectives of Fleetwood Avenue show the commercial heart of what was once a thriving town. Though it’s still an active community, its historic business and residential...
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Sutton House, 1899, Willacoochee
The late Cranford Sutton was Willacoochee’s unofficial historian and frequently wrote about the early days of the community. His greatest regret was that US Highway 82 divided the historic town and...
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Old Library, Willacoochee
This log building once served as the Willacoochee library. It has most recently been used as a thrift shop by the United Methodist Church.
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Willacoochee Elementary School, 1924
I’ve always admired this unusually large wooden structure and until recently knew nothing of its history. It has been in an advanced state of decline for many years. Harvey Williams notes that it was...
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Elijah Paulk House, 1895, Willacoochee
This Willacoochee landmark is a familiar sight to anyone who has traveled through the town on US Highway 82. It was built by Coffee County pioneer Elijah “Lige” Paulk (1867-1896) for his bride, Laura...
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