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Georgia Judge Found Dead in Courtroom in Apparent Suicide.

Georgia Judge Found Dead in Courtroom in Apparent Suicide. Effingham County, Georgia, was struck by tragedy on December 31, 2024, when Judge Stephen Yekel, a respected member of the judiciary, was found dead in his courtroom. The 74-year-old judge died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on what was scheduled to be his final day in office. The shocking event has left the local community…

Georgia Judge Found Dead in Courtroom in Apparent Suicide.

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Train Derailment Memorial

Meldrim Georgia Meldrim Memorial Park-Effingham County Georgia Meldrim Georgia Memorial Monument-Meldrim Georgia The community faced tragedy in 1959 when a Seaboard Airline railroad disaster derailed and killed 23 residents. “The blast occurred about 3:30 Sunday afternoon. Two railroad tanker cars spewed flaming death on some 175 fun-seekers in a recreation area beneath a 30-foot river…

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1900 Farm House

Effingham County Georgia Living History Site Seckinger-Bridgers Home Springfield Georgia Photo a week-weathered

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March To The Sea Tragic Event

March To The Sea Tragic Event

Historic Ebenezer Creek Crossing -1864 Standing on the edge of the Ebenezer Creek hypnotized by the cypress gum swamp one can only imagine the challenge to cross through the undercurrent of the black water. Covered with green algae that hide the home of the American alligator and many species of snakes, both good and bad. The creek is a tributary of the Savannah River and paddling through the…

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Southern Live Oak Tree-220 Years Old

Southern Live Oak Tree-220 Years Old

Guyton Georgia Southern Live Oak in Guyton Georgia-70 feet tall Hanging Moss on a live oak tree Georgia Forestry Commission-Tree marker Guyton Georgia is located 30 miles west of Savannah. #ThursdayTreeLove-104

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Beauty Comes With Age

Beauty Comes With Age

Here are a few natural wood structures in the Savannah area.  They carry a touch of charm just as they are.

Effingham County Georgia home from 1900

Effingham County Methodist Camp Ground continuous service since 1790

Unpainted wood home in Savannah’s Victoria district

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The Salzburg Settlement

Town of Ebenezer founded 1734 -Effingham County Georgia On the bank of the Savannah River

The Salzburger house was built in 1755 on a site near Jerusalem  Church Cemetery.  It was built of local pine cut into boards at a water powered sawmill located on the creek at old Ebenezer

You can find more information at visitebenezer.com

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Behind Bars

Springfield Georgia-Old Jail Museum Metal bars to keep the prisoners inside the jail Old Jail house in Effingham County Georgia

2 story brick jail house built in 1934 located in Springfield Georgia.  Listed on the National historic registry and open to the public now a museum.

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