This morning we drove from Madison to Milledgeville, about 40 miles away. It's a charming town, as are all these little towns arums here. This part of Georgia is called the Antebellum Road, because there are a number of buildings still standing from before the Civil War, (also known around here as The War). I'm glad we went to Milledgeville, because the drive was lovely, I like driving through farmland, because I know I don't have to live there, and everything here is so green and lush.
I was pleased to see a monument to a fiddler when we parked the car at the visitor center. I cannot get over how friendly the people running the visitor centers here are. I mean, I know it's their job, but they are really charming.
Milledgeville is a college town and this is a fraternity house.
This is a building I liked in Eatonvton. We went there because it looked kind of interesting, and we were going to have lunch there, but there's no place to eat in Eatonville. (Sorry, couldn't help myself.)
We took a walk around the town and looked at a lot of interesting grand homes.
When we got to this one, the owner was giving a book club a tour of his garden and when he saw us taking pictures, he invited us to join it. In the small world category, there was a woman in the book club who was from Davis.
This building is the visitor center in Madison, built in 1909
This is the courthouse
This is one of many signs in town telling you what things are available. I particularly liked "Mantiques." Unfortunately, they weren't open.
They have a bunch of historic houses here, as well, but I didn't take anymore pictures.
Tomorrow we are heading for Stone Mountain, kind of a souvenir version of Mt. Rushmore.
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