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The Jenkins County Times
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This week I want to focus in on the place we call home,
Jenkins County.
We are Georgia's 140th county and we have an area of
350 square miles. The County was created by an act of the
state legislature on August 17, 1905, from parts of Bulloch,
Burke, Emanuel, and Screven counties. Now, the original
name proposed for the new county was Dixie (yes! Dixie!),
but it was ultimately decided to name the county in honor
of Charles Jones Jenkins, a judge and Reconstruction-era
governor of the state. The city of Millen is our county seat,
and is also the reason for its existence. The town had been
split between Burke and Screven counties.
In 1905 donations were gathered to send several citizens
to Atlanta to petition the legislature for a new county. In
August of that year the legislature listened to their pleas,
and Jenkins County was created.
Jenkins County contains several historically significant
places also. Big Buckhead Baptist Church, named for the
stream that flows nearby, was constituted in 1787 and is one
of the oldest Baptist churches in the state. Four different
structures have housed the church on its present site. The
church that stands today was constmcted in 1830.
There is a tiny community of Birdsville and it is the site
of an antebellum manor known as the Birdsville Plantation.
It sits on a plot that was originally part of a 500-acre land
grant to Francis Jones by the governor and council of
Georgia before the American Revolution. When Jones died
in 1774, his two sons, Francis and James, inherited the land,
which became a thriving plantation. In turn James's son
Phillip inherited the property and began construction on
the plantation house. Phillip's grandson William Beeman
completed the construction in 1847, and the house still
stands, though it bears the scars of bullet holes left by the
passing Union army of General William T. Sherman.
Another point of interest is Magnolia Springs State Park.
The park covers 1,071 acres and contains a clear spring that
Billie Jo Matthews
Susan Burke
puts out 7 million gallons of water a day. During the Civil
War, the area served as a prison camp called Camp Lawton. It
was chosen for this purpose because of the readily available
supply of water from the springs. The earthen bulwarks of
the prison camp are still visible in the park today. The park
also contains many recreational opportunities as well as a
museum that contains findings from Camp Lawton.
Jenkins County is a quaint little town where folks will wave
at you when you drive by or while taking a stroll down one
of our many sidewalks, to see a neighbor. Not to mention,
we are about 30 Miles from Statesboro Georgia home of
Georgia Southern University, 20 miles from Waynesboro,
30 Miles from Plant Vogtle, Southern Company. And just
45 miles from Augusta. It is also a short 2 hour drive to the
beach. How could you ask to live any where better? We just
love Jenkins County.
See ya next week!
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Talmadge Fries of
The Cotton Gin
If you or your family can't tolerate milk; this is the
perfect dessert. I haven't tried, but people have said they
substituted maple syrup for the honey. If you try it, let me
know.
HONEY CAKE
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup honey
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Assorted fresh fruit and additional honey
Chopped pistachios, optional
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9-in. cast-iron skillet.
In a large bowl, beat butter and honey until blended. Add
eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in
yogurt and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking
powder and salt; add to butter mixture. Transfer batter to
prepared skillet.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean,
30-35 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
Serve with fruit, additional honey and, if desired, chopped
pistachios.
You can freezethe cake by securely wrapping the cooled
cake in foil; freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature and
top as directed.
Honey Cake
4H Club to visit
the library next
week
By Sharon Blank, Special Contributor
for
The Times
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We hope that
everyone had a safe
and happy Fourth of
July! We’re halfway
through the Summer
Reading Program,
but it’s not too late
to join the fun. You
can sign up in the
library, or download
the Beanstack app
and keep track of
your reading through
there! For every
five hours a child or
teen reads (or every
5 activities that a baby or toddler does) they can win a prize
and enter the weekly drawing. To claim your prize, come
to the library before the end of July. Summer Reading will
end on Saturday, July 29.
Our next Summer Reading event will be on Tuesday,
July 11 at 2 pm and will feature the Jenkins County 4-H.
This great group is a wonderful way to help your kids learn
to become happy, healthy adults. Come in and see what
they’re all about!
After you’ve enjoyed the 4-H presentation, don’t forget to
stop by the library’s circulation desk to check out a fresh set
of books and movies, and to ask for our Crafts To Go kits!
Our friends from Magnolia Springs State Park will be
visiting on Tuesday, July 18 at 2 pm. They will be talking
about the park, the wildlife and more.
The Jenkins County Memorial Library Board of Trustees
will be meeting at 10:30 am on Thursday, July 20 at the
library.
Want to know more about what’s happening at
the library? Head over to www.facebook.com/
jenkinscountymemoriallibrary and “Like!” us. You’ll see
lots of pictures from events, find out what’s coming up next,
and even get an occasional humorous meme or interesting
article that’s library-related. But don’t worry, we don’t
spam anyone!
New at the library
PS. - WE MADE THIS: SUPER FUN CRAFTS THAT
GROW SMARTER + HAPPIER KIDS! by Erica Domesek,
illustrated by Steph Stilwell. Want your kids to get some
hands-on learning and have fun while they’re doing it?
These craft projects use items found around the house and
help develop your child’s skill set as they create.
Well, that’s all for now - see you at the library!
