It came from the mother church called Crossroads near Westminster SC. Before the Civil War, it had moved near the Tugaloo River and was called Tugaloo Church. The move was to be closer to the Riverside Plantation across the river. Following the Civil War in 1871, an elder in the church A.H Ramsay, and two teachers established a Sunday School in Toccoa. In 1874, the first services of Toccoa Presbyterian were held in a small building where the post office now stands. In 1881, the first church building was constructed across the street from the present sanctuary. The first service in the current sanctuary was held in 1926. and there have been 2 expansions since.Andy Sarge
From a sign on the wall: Circa 1903, architect Levi Prater built this house for James Bollinger Simmons, who pioneered the furniture industry in Toccoa. Built in the asymmetrical 1900's Victorian style, this home retains many original features, including oak floors, staircase, paneling, stained glass windows, and iconic columns. It is now a bed and breakfast. Paul Bridges
looks like it was plastered over at one time and uncovered doing renovations, sorry for the glare but the store was closed and had to take the picture though the window. Paul Bridges
Used to make it easier for getting on and off a horse, at the state run Travelers Rest State Historic Site near Toccoa. Paul Bridges
Circa 1915. Built by the Southern Railway. Two presidents rode the train here, FDR in 1936 and George H. W. Bush in 1992. Paul Bridges
Circa 1940, in the community of Tournapull near Toccoa was manufactured by Robert Gilmore “R.G” LeTourneau. He is better known for his earthmoving machinery, hence the name of the community. There were 10-12 of these houses there but only this one remains. Paul Bridges
The Ritz Theater in Toccoa was built in 1939 by Fred McLendon. At one time he owned 50 theaters in the southeast but only this one and the Buckhead in Atlanta survive in Georgia. As what happened to most singles screen theaters over time, they closed up and were lost or as in the Ritz re-purposed. It became the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. In 2012, it was given a grant from the Fox Theater Institute and a renovation began. The city took it over in 2014 and in 2016 a grant was given to recreate the original Marquis It might be new but it restores a forgotten piece of Toccoa's past.Andy Sarge
Needs some paint but looks in decent shape. Andy Sarge
A broken bridge on the GA. and SC. line In Stephens County. Paul Bridges
Built in 1906. Now it is the church office for Toccoa First UMC. Andy Sarge
More commonly known as Wells Viaduct. Paul Bridges
It was built in 1939 as a 500 seat single screen movie theater. Built by Fred T. Mclendon as one of 36 he owned around the southeast, The Currahee Arts Council bought it in 1982 and it operated as Schaefer Center. In 2012 the city bought it and restored it using some funds from the Fox Theater Institute and today hosts movies, plays and concerts. Andy Sarge
It was built in 1815 by James Wylie as a stagecoach inn and plantation home. It was located along the newly opened Unicoi Highway thru the Appalachians. Wylie sold the Inn to Devereaux Jarrett in 1833 who doubled the size and made it the home place of his 14,000 acre plantation. It stayed in the family until the state purchased the site in 1955.Andy Sarge
