VanishingSouthGeorgia.com photographer says this kind of farmhouse in rural Washington County, Ga., is known sometimes a “Georgia Cracker.” It “was once widespread throughout the region. It’s becoming quite rare today,” he wrote here in 2013, where you can see more photos.
The county, which is in central Georgia, is named for George Washington prior to him becoming president. It is the only county in the country to be named for him as a general. Some 20,676 people live in the county, which has Sandersville as the seat of government. Thirty percent of children live below the federal poverty line.
Copyrighted photo by Brian Brown, 2013. All rights reserved.