1804 New Hope Methodist Church. Organized from Union by Rev. Lewis Mayers, New Hope was Bulloch's second Methodist church. 1804 Trustees were David Kennedy, Josiah Everette, Jarvis Jackson, Burrell Whittington and William M. Kennedy; other leaders were Joseph Hodges, Eli Kennedy and Lydia Anciaux. Burke and Ohoopee Circuit records, oldest in South Georgia, were kept by these leaders. In 1806 William McGee Kennedy entered the itineracy; later William McCall Kennedy, F.M. Kennedy and H.A. Hodges. Leadership at home and in the connectional church distinguishes New Hope, preparing for her third century. No. 19 South Georgia Conference United Methodist Church 1998
9623 Ga. Hwy 24, Statesboro, GA, United States
Banks Dairy Farm. The Banks Dairy Farm was operated on this site and included 900 acres of cultivated land combined with dairying operations. David Callaway Banks, born April 8, 1882, in Bulloch County, Georgia, was the founder of Banks Dairy Farm and The City Dairy Company. D. C. Banks married Sarah Juliann Brannen in 1906 and in 1908 purchased the first part of what was to become Banks Dairy Farm. In 1932 D. C. Banks purchased an adjoining farm from his father-in-law, James Gross Brannen, dramatically expanding the farm. The main concentration of the Banks Dairy Farm was dairy operations with most of the milk going to the family owned City Dairy Company. The farm also produced other livestock, wheat, cotton, tobacco, peanuts, watermelons and corn. Each of the children of D. C. and Annie Banks performed specific jobs on the farm under the overall supervision of D. C. Osborne was in charge of the plant in town, Lonnie in charge of milking, Edwin in charge of feed crops, and Henry handled milk. Other children included Nina, Grace, Martha Ann and Bernard. The dairying operations of the farm ended in 1982 with the sale to Coble Dairy. Supported by the Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Foundation
Banks Dairy Road N.W. of Nesmith Rd, Statesboro, GA, United States
Akins' Mill Pond. About 1883, using a narrow gauge railroad with mule drawn hopper cars, Green Barnes built a dam on the headwaters of Mill Creek, creating a 300-acre pond, which soon came into the possession of Barnes' son-in-law, Welcome Amos Akins . Amos Akins built the mill house in 1907, and in 1910, he opened a pavilion for dances and public gatherings, lighted by one of the first Delco light plants in the area. The pond was a popular swimming place and local churches conducted baptisms in its waters. A large turbine turned by water released from the pond powered the mill. The top millstone weighed one ton and could be adjusted to grind corn into fine and coarse particles. The mill ground grain, ginned cotton and sawed timber. Tuesdays and Saturdays were grinding days. The great stones crushed grain into grits, meal or chicken feed. The gin could clean a bale of short staple cotton in an hour, but it could clean only four bales of long staple Sea Island cotton in a day. Akins' Mill ginned its last bale of cotton in 1930. Eventually a second saw mill, turpentine still and community store were opened in the area. When Amos Akins died in 1945, his son, Fred M. Akins, operated the mill until 1948. Supported by the Jack N. & Addie D. Averitt Foundation. [REVERSE]The Families of Akins' Mill Pond. The families associated with the Akins' Mill Pond are among the oldest in Bulloch County. Green Berry Barnes (1838-1891), who built the dam creating the large pond, was a former Confederate soldier who served in the 9th Ga. Regt. Severely wounded at the Battle of 2nd Manassas in 1862, he was sent home as an invalid. He married Missouri Beasley (1843-1925) in March 1865. A product of this union was Missouri Magnolia "Maggie" Barnes (1877-1959), who married Welcome Amos Akins (1877-1945) in 1901. Amos Akins' parents were William Robert Atkins (1844-1902) and Frances Hart (1848-1905). Amos Akins was a Master farmer who won awards for his progressive farming methods. He operated the mill until his death in 1945. Amos' son, Fred Morgan Akins (1905-1984), operated the mill until 1948. Fred Akins married Rubye Clyde Deal (1906-1993), the daughter of Melton Deal (1884-1942) and Alma Bland (1888-1965). Fred and Rubye bore two sons, Paul S. Akins and Donald Wayne Akins. Paul, an engineer, converted to the old mill into a private residence. Many other old Bulloch County families are associated with the mill, including the Edenfields, Cannons and Mallards. Supported by the Jack N. & Addie D. Averitt Foundation
1601 Akins Pond Rd, Statesboro, GA, United States
Bulloch County. Bulloch County was created by Act. of Feb. 8, 1776 from Bryan and Screven Counties. Originally, it contained part of Evans, Candler, Emanuel and Jenkins Counties. It was named for Archibald Bulloch (1730-1777), Revolutionary leader, elected Pres. of the Executive Council of Georgia, Jan. 20, 1776. He was first Provisional Governor of Georgia, Jan. 22, 1776 until his death, Feb. 22, 1777. First County officers, commissioned March 25, 1796, were: Charles McCall, Jr., Sheriff; Andrew E. Wells, Clerk Sup. Ct.; George Elliott, Clerk Inf. Ct.; Francis Wells, Register of Probate; James Bird, Surveyor; Garrott Williams, Coroner. 016-2B GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956
Bulloch County Courthouse, N Main St, Statesboro, GA, United States
Blue Star Memorial Highway. A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America. Sponsored by Bulloch Council of Garden Clubs and Oleander District of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. in cooperation with Ogeechee Technical Institute Georgia Department of Transportation
Ogeechee Technical Institute, U.S. 301, Statesboro, GA, United States