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Day 20: November 23, 2020 Return to Georgia Comment via blog Check Granny's letters of the day |
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Yes, this is a repeat. I spent the night right across the bridge so it
seemed a natural. There are differences from my first visit like eating an
omelet instead of a 'burger and failing to get a picture of my meal. But
the big difference is that the weather was dry which allowed me to sit
outside. It also made my pictures a little clearer and let me notice some
details I'd missed such as the coupling that remains on the former
railroad car.
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All of today's travel was through territory I drove through on the way
south and I was following a rather streamlined route. I had actually
planned on using I-75 on this leg, but in the end largely paralleled the
interstate -- and the railroad -- on US-41. These three photos, from just
south of the Georgia border, pretty much capture the whole day on flat
Florida roads. Clear views of the tracks alternating with sections where
they disappear behind trees.
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I haven't posted a courthouse in awhile. Here's one in Valdosta, the seat
of Lowndes County, that is just about ready for Christmas.
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This is the Georgia version of the Florida triptych two panels back.
Alternating visible and hidden railroad tracks with cotton fields added.
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I'm guessing the Tifton's
Shady Lane Drive-Inn had car-hops back in the day but
now it's drive-through and window service. It's been going since 1966. The
Tift Theater
opened in 1937. It is still hosting events although capacity is currently
reduced due to COVID-19. I bet it looks pretty good at night.
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A short distance before reaching Ashburn, my GPS told me to drive some
number of miles on the Jefferson Davis Highway and I started checking
street signs. Apparently this marker is somehow related to an auxiliary
route of the
Jefferson Davis Highway with some sort of connection
to Davis' capture in Irwinville. The inscription is readable
here.
Ashburn is also home to the impressive Turner County courthouse. |
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