Forest Glen, GA, Jan 18 1945

(Wilcox County)

Forest Glen was never much more than a store/post office, with a church or two around its fringe, but today, virtually nothing remains. It occupied an area about a mile or so north of Bowen's Mill on US Highway 129. I'd appreciate any information anyone may have on Forest Glen.

Jacksonville, GA, Jan 11 1882

(Telfair County)

Jacksonville, just over the Ocmulgee River in Telfair County, was the first city in the United States named for the vastly popular President Andrew Jackson. A seminal figure in the early Indian Wars, Jackson was a good choice for an area on the Ocmulgee River known for Indian skirmishes and an early Spanish Missionary presence, now being researched by Fernbank in Atlanta. This postcard contains cotton prices of the day, and complains that prices are far too low. Jacksonville has several claims to fame, such as the site of the World's Largest Bass, the invention of Bingo, and the First Christian Baptism (apocraphyl). Julian Williams is hands-down the most knowledgeable and passionate champion of Jacksonville history, and you'd enjoy his website, to which I've provided a link below. Of course I can't do this without mentioning, for better or worse, one of the most popular and notorious South Georgia Honky Tonks of all time, Boone's Saloon. Boone's still keeps its doors open, but not with the raucous spirit of its older days. Otherwise, Jacksonville is a lot like the Ocmulgee River. It doesn't get in a hurry, and doesn't really like a lot of outside interference. It's proud, Southern, and independent.

LINK

www.pbase.com/jacksonville_ga/old_jacksonville_ga