This old country store was much like so many others shops of its day that residents relied on for supplies and connection to their community.
But this one was propelled to national fame in 1939 when a famous photographer from California passed through this quiet crossroads in rural North Carolina.
This old store stood in the Florida panhandle from 1890 until 2018 when it was destroyed by Hurricane Michael
This roadside Georgia BBQ hut was legendary amongst locals but is closed today.
It might look forlorn today but at one point, this brick building offered important services to the rural community that once surrounded it.
This store served a small but vibrant community that emerged when a sawmill was constructed nearby in the 1870s.
This country store served a rural farming community in Tennessee until the 1950s.
This brick building has served its community as a post office, an apiary, and today, as a favorite local landmark.
Built in 1821, this place has served as a courthouse, a jail, a school, a stagecoach stop, and a general store.
[Newton County, GA]
The abandoned Nolan Plantation in Georgia represents agricultural history that reaches back to slavery and through the sharecropping era.
This town was once a bustling stop on the stage and railroad routes.
[Mecklenburg County, VA]