Tobacco barns, Tattnall County, Ga.

Tobacco barns, Tattnall County, Ga.
Tobacco barns, Tattnall County, Ga.

These tobacco barns probably date to the middle of the last century and, though not evident in this photograph, the one in the foreground is leaning badly, says VanishingSouthGeorgia.com photographer Brian Brown.

“The ‘Cracker’ style double-pen farmhouse is the real highlight of the property, though. The owners have done a great job in keeping it authentic and stabilized. See more here.

Tattnall County in eastern Georgia just south of Interstate 16, is home to about 25,000 people, some 24 percent of whom live below the federal poverty line including 33 percent of children.  It’s county seat is Reidsville, known as home for one of the state’s toughest prisons.

Copyrighted photo by Brian Brown. All rights reserved.