This week’s random image is another image for the Longwood Plantation photo shoot I did back in early November. The Longwood Plantation The Longwood Plantation were the dreams of Dr. Haller Nutt, a wealthy cotton Plantation owner. Dr. Nutt had … [Read more...]
August 29, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor
Fort Sumter started construction in 1829 and was named after the Revolutionary War hero, General Thomas Sumter, and was part of a series of fortifications on the southern U.S. coast to protect the harbors. By the time the Civil War begin in 1861 it … [Read more...]
August 16, 2016 By Leave a Comment
The Abandoned Castle Pinckney in Charleston Harbor, Charleston, South Carolina
Castle Pinckney is located on Shutes Folley Island in Charleston Harbor, Charleston South Carolina. Originally named Fort Pinkey when General George Washington saw that the island was strategically placed and ordered a fort be built on the … [Read more...]
July 6, 2016 By 2 Comments
The Ghost Town of Rocky Springs, Mississippi
The small town of Rocky Springs, Mississippi is a ghost town with nothing more than a walking path around what was once the town with a few old safes, cisterns, plaques were buildings may have once stood. The only building left in town is the Rocky … [Read more...]
November 9, 2015 By 2 Comments
Crownover Chapel and Fairland Cemetery
Late in April 2015 a photographer friend and I took a road trip to explore Texas Hill Country and West Texas to photograph Texas Wildflowers and abandonments. After finishing up at the Bluebonnet house in Marble Falls, Texas we were heading west … [Read more...]
January 11, 2015 By 6 Comments
Fairview Cemetery and Church in Tuxedo, Texas
Fairview Cemetery and Church in Tuxedo, Texas was founded in 1890 when John Page Free was buried in December 1890. There are over a 1000 interments with a few being laid to rest in the last fifteen years. Currently the cemetery and church is … [Read more...]
November 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Longwood Plantation: A Lost Dream
The Longwood Plantation were the dreams of Dr. Haller Nutt, a wealthy cotton Plantation owner. Dr. Nutt had plans to build Longwood for his himself, wife and his eight children. Their home was to be built in the 19th Century Oriental Revival Style … [Read more...]
