Tour of 1850 Twiggs County plantation . . .
Thanks to the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Duggan, Jr., their antebellum home, Hollywood Farms, in Twiggs County near Jeffersonville, was open to the public for a family oriented day in the country . The event was sponsored by the Federated Garden Clubs of Macon. This event was an opportunity to "step back in time" and visit a plantation in Twiggs County.
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Hollywood, named for a large grove of American Holly trees located nearby, was built by John Chapman in 1850. |
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Bess Vaughn Clark (seated, center) discusses her books and the history of Twiggs County with the hostess, Mrs. Charles Duggan, Jr. and guests. (left to right, Mr. Stephen S. Putnal, Mr. William M. Foster of Savannah and a Twiggs County native, Bess Clark, hostess Nancy Duggan, and Kay L. Putnal. Nancy's husband, Charles (not shown) is a native of Twiggs County and grew up at Hollywood.) |
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Mildred Wagner, President of the Federated Garden Clubs of Macon, is shown with her daughter, Cindy Hagan, at the "plant sale" at Hollywood. Mildred, an expert horticulturist, selected "unusual" plants not normally found at most retail outlets, for the sale. Proceeds from the sale benefit the work of the Federated Garden Clubs of Macon. |
The following article, promoting the event, was in the Macon paper:
Out & About, The Macon Telegraph, Friday, May 4, 2001, Page 18ET
A Southern Plantation Day
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, May 19, HOLLYWOOD, the 1850 antebellum home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Duggan, Jr., Jeffersonville. The is family oriented day in the country features a house and working farm amid magnolia trees, animals, quail preserve, plant and bake sales, gift shop for garden needs, pine tree fertilization program, pony rides (50 cents per ride), hay rides, hay maze, face painting, hot dogs and cold drinks and much more.
Bess Vaughn Clark will [sell and ] autograph her book, Twiggs County Georgia Records: A Reconstructed Heritage.
Sponsored by the Federated Garden Clubs of Macon. $10.00 adults, free for children younger than 12. One adult per four children, please. Federated Garden Clubs: 912-742-0921. Ticket chairman, Martha Wise: 912-744-9933.
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