Southern Quilt Trail of Haralson County
| SQTHC 1. SCHOOL HOUSE. The Little Creek "one room school house" is located in Buchanan, GA. It was one of 23 one room-one teacher schools in existence in 1871. Is is a 20'x36' sturcture with a roofline of 20'. It is the only remaining one room school house in Haralson County and one of a few in the state of Georgia. gps: 33.48.11.47N, 85.11.21.85W map location |
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There were 1016 people in one room schools in the county in 1871. Little Creek ceased to be used as a school in 1932 with most of the students attending Steadman. The school house was donated to the Haralson County Historical Society in 2006 and relocated to Van Wert Street in the historic area of Buchanan near the Historic Haralson County courthouse. What better way to present this wonderful structure back to the County than by installing a school-themed quilt on its side. The School House pattern was painted by the Haralson County Chamber tourism team and installed August 2008.
|  | SQTHC 2. PINE TREE. Bremen, GA. The Builders Station/Ace Hardware is a brick and wood building built in 1955. It was built by Edgar Rhodes, a prominent business man in Bremen, to operate a building material and supplies store known as the City Lumber Company. City Lumber Company operated until 1997 when the company was sold to Builders Station, Inc. It continues to operate as a building materials store. The Tall Pine Tree pattern was painted by the tourism team and installed October 2008. gps: 33.43.24.55N, 85.08.28.59W map location |
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SQTHC 3. DRESDEN PLATE Bremen. In 1951, Hulett and Ruth White opened the Triangle Grocery in a building erected in 1936. Later they sold the business to Hulett’s brother Bill and Jean White, who continued in the grocery business. Both Ruth and Jean White have long been members of the Bremen Garden Club, which is sponsoring this quilt location on the site formerly occupied by the store. Years ago, Ruth White rescued 20 pieced Dresden Plate quilt pieces, which had likely been pieced in the 1930’s by Mrs. WI Davis, who lived on Waddell Street near the store. She gave them to Regina Burrell, who is currently sewing them into the quilt. Dresden Plate quilt pattern was painted by Mrs. Tolleson’s Bremen High School art class of 2009. GPS 33.43.30.76N, 85.08.55.38W map location |  |
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SQTHC 4. CHERRY BLOSSOM. The Bremen City Hall building was constructed sometime between 1930-1935, and originally served as the Haralson Hotel. The two story Hotel boasted a glamorous dining area that served everyone in the area even if they were not staying there. The front section of the first floor was a bank. The second floor not only housed the hotel , but also a local radio station. The hotel was in operation until late 1960’s. Since then , the entire back section with the dining area was demolished. Now the building serves as Bremen City Hall. gps 33.43.16.49N, 85.08.46.85W This quilt made possible by a grant from GrassRoots Art Program and GA Family Connection Partnership map location www.gafcp.org |  |
 | SQTHC 5. SCISSORS OVER BOWTIE. Bremen, GA. The Sewell Mill building was built around 1908 as a Cotton Packaging Company. Cotton was gathered from around the county and dropped off at the northern tip of the building. It was then processed into heavy cotton bundles and placed onto rolling bins. The bins were then rolled southward toward the back of the building toward the main method of shipment in those days—the RR tracks. To make the rolling easier, the floor was purposely made with an 8 degree tilt southward, which you can still notice today in the Artisan room. Warren and Robert Sewell bought the building around 1918 for the purpose of setting up the first tailored manufacturing facility ever in the South. About the same time, the former Cotton producers and the Sewell family began a company which was to later be named Gold Kist and is now a global multimillion dollar organization. map location |
Sewell Mill is now the “Fabric of Downtown Bremen” and boasts an artisan market, business hatchery, the Cherry Blossom Banquet Hall and a historic preservation office to spearhead the renovation and revitalization of downtown Bremen. This structure is only one of many extant apparel manufacturing structures which remain in Bremen today. gps 33.43.18.10N, 85.08.50.39W
This quilt made possible by a grant from GrassRoots Art Program and GA Family Connection Partnership www.gafcp.org
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SQTHC 6. BROKEN STAR. The Porter House in Bremen is a 1910 Sears-Roebuck house kit brought by rail in the early 1900’s. Buelah and Glenn Porter lived in the house from 1944 – 1995. Buelah was a school teacher and music teacher. She taught piano, organ, violin, guitar and voice in this house. Glenn was a grade school principle, undertaker and later in life, a security guard with a local bank. The Broken Star quilt pattern was a Mennonite pieced quilt pattern from Pennsylvania circa 1890 gps 33.43.19.28N, 85.08.51.23W map location This quilt made possible by a grant from GrassRoots Art Program and GA Family Connection Partnership www.gafcp.org |  |
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SQTHC 7. 8 POINT STAR. Buchanan, GA. This barn was owned by Jim and Callie Dean. They established their family farm here on about 45 acres in the 1900’s. They raised five children including Idell, Sues, Bonnie, Bud and Leroy “T” Dean. The barn dates back to before 1930. The quilt was made by a cousin of the family, Ms. Louise Dean. All of the Dean women were handy with a needle and thread. The home was remodeled in 2006 and remains in the family. Painted by Mrs. Ellis’ Bremen Middle School Art class 2010. Made possible by Tourism Grant. gps 33.50.02.70N, 85.07.19.59W map location |
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SQTHC 8. GRANDMOTHERS FAN. Tallapoosa, GA. This fan pattern first appeared in the mid-19th century, was immensely popular by the 1880’s, and experienced a resurgence in the 1920’s and 1930’s during the Art Deco period. The brick building was constructed around 1924 by the Strickland family. No one knows what the original intent of the building was, but from the 1950’s forward several businesses occupied this structure – J.B. Warren Furniture Co., Jitney Jungle and Red & White Grocery Co., Otasco Store, Western Auto Store and today an electronics store. Painted by Amanda Davis. Made possible by GAP Grant and GA Family Connection. gps: 33.44.39.54N, 85.17.14.62W map location |  |
The Southern Quilt Trail began in Georgia at the Country Store of Seven Springs in Powder Springs with the Star of Bethlehem pattern. Our mission is to promote and preserve the history of traditional Folk Art quilt patterns that have been handed down for generations, by displaying this unique art form on historical barns and buildings in our communities and the rural countryside. Powder Springs is now host to nine quilt patterns throughout the town.
Our goal is to attract people to the rural areas of small forgotten towns in the wonderful countryside that we are all privileged to inhabit. We can all benefit by coming to the small mom & pop stores, restaurants, and businesses rather than the busy byways and malls. www.southernquilttrail.com www.gafcp.org
Bike/ Walk North West Georgia
Everyone knows that bicycling is great for your health and lots of fun. What some folks don't know is that Georgia is home to some wonderful bicycling routes and shared-use-paths through some of the most scenic parts of our state. Haralson County is host to three bicycle paths that connect to the North West Region plan- visit www.bwnwga.org for complete details. Route #117 runs N/S beginning on Miller Academy Road at the Carroll County line and continues to the Silver Comet trail in Rockmart and beyond. Route #103 runs N/S on Old Hwy 100 in Tallapoosa and continues to Chattanooga if you are so inclined. Route #130 runs E/W beginning on Coppermine Rd on the east side of the county to Hwy 100 in Tallapoosa on the west side. Route #130 dead ends on Route #103. So get your bikes out, pick a route and have FUN!