Waycross got its name from the multitude of railroads that cross in all directions at this location. You've seen railroads as a centerpiece of an earlier blog (about Folkston) and there is no doubt that rail transportation dominates this region. There were not less than three sets of tracks paralleling our entire drive today. A large portion of the freight is car carriers - hard to believe the size of the automobile market to our South (Florida is only 4 miles away) - absolutely thousands of cars being delivered just through this area every single day.
...then there's the wilderness. For all the stories that we hear of diminishing wildnerness areas, I can assure you that the wildnerness is alive and well in this part of GA. In the 40 or so mile drive from Folkston (a County Seat) to Waycross (the next County Seat) there is NOTHING but wilderness - not one town, very few isolated buildings - mostly lots of trees with sub-tropical undergrowth and some marsh/swamp scattered here and there.
Another beautiful day, although a bit cool and tonight is to be even cooler, possibly down to freezing - the earliest frost in 10 years for the area.
Todays photos include shots of a few of the RV's in our campground. One is close to beeing the largest we've seen, another is probably the smallest Class A and the Fifth-Wheel belongs to the folks from Nova Scotia that we've been chatting with from time to time. In Waycross we visited a small 'Heritage' museum that included some information and items from local history including American Indian artifacts, items that belonged to the city founders, the oldest house, and (of course) an old steam engine and rail cars. There was also a display of some printing equipment that was still in use by the local 'rag' as recently as 1951. Oh, and of course there is a question...can anyone tell me what "Sacred Harp" is??
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2 comments:
Sacred Harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that took root in the Southern region of the United States. It is part of the larger tradition of shape note music. -- of course!
RE: Waycross, GA Terry Reagan [treagan@eews.com]
If I remember correctly, its either three or four part unaccompanied singing called Sacred Harp singing.
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