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Photography & Stories of Forgotten Places
All That Remains of Powelton Village

All That Remains of Powelton Village

This sleepy crossroads in rural Georgia used to be an important town along well-traveled travel routes. But today, very little remains of the community.

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North Carolina Church Founded Before The Civil War

North Carolina Church Founded Before The Civil War

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

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Rural Chapel on the Louisiana Bayou

Rural Chapel on the Louisiana Bayou

The African Methodist-Episcopal Church was first constructed in 1890 from land carved out of the Platt Plantation. 

[Pointe Coupee Parish, LA]

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Florida Pioneer Church

Florida Pioneer Church

This historic churchyard offers an idyllic glimpse into the Florida frontier.

[Alachua County, FL]

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Forgotten Alabama Church Now Home to a Colony of Bats

Forgotten Alabama Church Now Home to a Colony of Bats

This church sits forgotten, with no signage or markers to tell us her stories. 

[Sumter County, AL]

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Historic Methodist Church Sits Unused in Alabama

Historic Methodist Church Sits Unused in Alabama

Built in 1882, this is the second church built by this congregation. 

[Wilcox County, AL]

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