Kelly Gomez, Author at The Forgotten South

North Carolina Church Founded Before The Civil War

This church was built in 1853 and is all that is left of a once-expansive plantation.

[Halifax County, NC]

This home was built lovingly- quite literally, for the Fussell Family in the late 1800s.

[Sumter County, FL]

Built in 1922, this grist mill has been grinding corn for its community for almost 100 years.

[Leon County, FL]

Ms. Bess was famous for her pies and her caring nature.

[Putnam County, FL]

Built in the early 1900s for workers on a turpentine farm, these cabins have been lovingly kept up over all these years.

[Marion County, FL]

This home raised many children on a once expansive farm. Today is has been left to fall.

[Jackson County, GA]

This church stands as one of the few reminders of a crossroads community that has long-since disappeared.

[Brooks County, GA]

This home was built by the first white settler to come to this area of Florida.

[Sumter County, FL]

This church was founded by earlier Florida settlers and while its no longer in regular use, descendants of its founders care for it to this day.

[Levy County, FL]

The first portion of this plantation home was built in 1810 and expanded in 1850.

[Edgecombe County, NC]