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101 23. Loridans Drive and Charles Loridans 102 24. Mathieson Estate 103 104 105 25. McClatchey Elementary D.F. McClatchey Elementary School Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=69848591415 106 26. Nancy Creek Primitive Baptist Church There were two churches in the North Buckhead area in the early days. One was the Sardis Methodist Church on Powers Ferry Road. The other was in Chamblee on 8th street. They were roughly equidistant from the Evins property in northeast North Buckhead and northern Brookhaven. These days, the Nancy Creek Church is a lot further away by car since Peachtree Golf Course was built on Peachtree Industrial Road and the Norfolk Southern rail line was built. But back in the 1800s, chances were that if you were buried in a cemetery, you might very well end up at Sardis Methodist or Nancy Creek Baptist. The cemetery records bear this out. 1675 8th Street, Chamblee, Georgia, United States Nancy Creek Primitive Baptist Church – Atlanta, Georgia Posted on October 12, 2007 by primitivebaptistchurches 107 Nancy Creek Primitive Baptist Church At Nancy Creek Primitive Baptist Church, we worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, following the pattern of simplicity found in His birth, life, death, and resurrection. As we magnify the Lord and exalt His name together, we actively seek individuals to join us in our thanksgiving to the Lord. Constituted in 1824, we are one of the oldest church congregations in the metro Atlanta area. Nonetheless, we pursue the will of our sovereign, eternal, unchangeable God with a freshness, vigor, and joy unspeakable. Our church consists of people who love the Lord and come together to serve Him. Elder Royce Beal – Pastor Locate it using Google Maps or Google Earth View more pictures of Nancy Creek Primitive Baptist Church. http://primitivebaptistchurches.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/nancy-creek-primitive-baptist-churchatlanta-georgia/ GADEKALB-L Archives Archiver > GADEKALB > 2000-04 > 0955503644 From: <> Subject: [GADEKALB] Nancy Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:40:44 EDT Hi All, I thought I would resend this for the newcomers and those who missed it the last time around. Mimi HistoryOfDekalbCounty1822‐1900Page111 Nancy Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery was the last resting place for many early north DeKalb residents, many of whom were not members of the church. Among the pioneers buried there are members of the House and Goodwin families, although the patriarchs of these families are not at Nancy Creek. Samuel House is said to have been buried in an unmarked grave at Prospect Methodist Church in Chamblee. 108 Solomon Goodwin originally was buried at Nancy Creek, but was later moved to the Goodwin family cemetery on the grounds of the old homeplace on Peachtree Road in Brookhaven. There were no Negro churches in DeKalb County before the Civil War. Slave-owners gave slaves religious instruction at home, with older children assigned to teaching the Bible and simple catechism.” Some white churches had separate seating for slaves, often in galleries. Likewise separate areas generally were set aside for slaves in white cemeteries. Among the graves identified at Nancy Creek are those of Kitty, Rolly, Washington and Anthony, slaves of the House family, and Flowers family slaves Sam and Tilda. Blacks were barred from the cemetery in 1902 owing to the want of vacant property in our cemetery.” Nancy Baugh Evins died in November 1883, and is buried in an unmarked grave at Nancy Creek. She was the mother of 11 children, 57 grandchildren and 93 great grandchildren. South Carolinians, Nancy and her husband Jack came to DeKalb from Gwinnett before the county was organized, and settled on what is now Windsor Parkway. Evins land covered the area of Peachtree Dunwoody, Osborne and House roads in now DeKalb and Fulton. Jack Evins is not buried at Nancy Creek, but in the vicinity of the Evins homeplace. Atlanta historian Franklin M. Garrett tells the story of trying to find Jack’s burial site in 1931: “The home had disappeared but the site was easily discernible, being upon an elevation surrounded by fine old trees... A large cedar nearby seemed to indicate the presence of a family cemetery. An inspection disclosed what appeared to be one grave, but alas, no marker. Better luck was had some sixty feet away from the grave, for there, under the leaves and pine needles, lay some of the broken remains of a once handsome tomb box~ Vandals had done their work. Enough fragments were located to piece together the sought for vital statistics. Expertly cut in deeply incised letters and numerals was the following inscription: In Memory of John L. Evins Born March 23, 1794, Died August 8th, 1864.’Further investigation at the site led to the discovery that the side pieces of the tomb were serving as front doorstep and hearthstone of a small house nearby, while the lower half of the top slab, bearing the name of its maker, D. N. Judson, Atlanta, had been pressed into service as a back doorstep for the same house.” Above from: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GADEKALB/2000-04/0955503644 ______________________________________________ Nancy Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery DeKalb County Georgia USA Search Nancy Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery: Search First Name Last Name Links • View all interments (107) • 3 photo requests • Add a name to this cemetery • Submit spreadsheet [?] 109 Added by: Jon F Fuller Added by: Jon F Fuller Added by: Jon F Full Grave Search Results Records 1 to 40 (of 107 total matches) Records 41 - 80 Name All Names Cemetery Find your ancestors at Archives.com Adams, Enos 63676003 b. Dec., 1819 d. unknown Adams, Enos H 64016068 b. May 2, 1868 d. Jan. 15, 1923 Bailey, 53956360 b. 1909 d. unknown Berry, G. F. 53956440 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... 110 b. 1832 d. 1906 DeKalb County Georgia, USA Berry, M. F. M. Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 53956421 b. May 4, 1856 d. Oct. 18, 1939 Berry, P. F. Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 53956383 b. Apr. 11, 1878 d. Feb. 4, 1913 Blaine, Charlie Sarah Reeve, Sr 53954605 b. May 3, 1871 d. Jul. 21, 1916 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Blake, John 45032970 b. Jan. 1, 1798 d. Jun. 14, 1854 Blake, Mary Olivia "Polly" Carroll 60861225 b. 1798 d. unknown Carroll, Sarah Miller Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 53955329 b. unknown d. unknown Childress, Lydia Vida Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 53954635 b. Jul. 3, 1871 d. Nov. 12, 1896 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Childress, Ovelia 53955297 b. unknown d. unknown Childress, Permelia Caroline Goodwin 53954672 b. Mar. 31, 1841 d. Mar. 22, 1929 Childress, William Anderson 53954702 b. Sep. 26, 1831 d. Oct. 1, 1909 Coker, Elizabeth Odessa 12498004 b. Oct. 12, 1868 d. Nov. 2, 1930 Daugherty, Claude E 63063596 b. Feb. 9, 1902 d. Sep. 22, 1915 Daugherty, Lola L 65362102 b. Feb. 8, 1873 d. Sep. 23, 1967 Daugherty, William T 65362396 b. May 16, 1887 d. Jul. 17, 1933 Davis, Robert Joseph 53956118 b. Jul. 19, 1956 d. May 31, 1991 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 45033154 b. 1765 d. Apr. 6, 1843 Childress, Amilia Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 111 Find your ancestors at Archives.com Davis, Willie Mae 53956147 b. Mar. 2, 1902 d. Feb. 8, 1939 Dodgen, Eli Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 53955133 b. unknown d. 1860 Dodgen, Jane 53955155 b. unknown d. 1861 Donaldson, Abner B 53893940 b. Nov. 14, 1813 d. Jan. 27, 1877 Donaldson, Alice McD 53956472 b. Oct. 27, 1870 d. Jan. 23, 1960 Donaldson, J W Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 53893950 b. 1848 d. 1924 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 53956498 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Donaldson, Thelma 64324872 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Donaldson, S. P. b. 1854 d. 1922 b. 1908 d. Jun. 29, 1910 Ellis, Caroline Allyne 53955046 b. Oct. 3, 1892 d. Aug. 10, 1893 Ellis, Emily Vena 53955003 b. Oct., 1889 d. May, 1892 Ellis, Infant daughter 53955100 b. unknown d. unknown Ellis, Minnie G. 53954472 b. Dec. 6, 1870 d. Jan. 30, 1957 Evins, William H Crawford 65361983 b. 1825 d. 1858 Flowers, Dicy Reeve 75849560 b. Sep. 11, 1817 d. Sep. 11, 1868 Flowers, John 75849953 b. Jul. 16, 1817 d. Aug. 6, 1880 Fuller, W. A. 12722084 b. May 23, 1843 d. Aug. 14, 1904 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 112 Goodwin, Charles H. Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 53955246 b. unknown d. unknown Goodwin, Emily Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 53955631 b. Apr. 15, 1814 d. May 14, 1892 Goodwin, Emily 53955461 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 53955317 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA b. 1814 d. 1892 Goodwin, Gustin, Jr b. unknown d. unknown Find your ancestors at Archives.com Goodwin, Harris b. 1811 d. 1892 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955670 Georgia, USA Goodwin, Harris b. Jun. 13, 1811 d. Jun. 23, 1892 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955339 Georgia, USA Goodwin, Henriettia b. unknown d. unknown Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955263 Georgia, USA Goodwin, Jerry b. unknown d. unknown Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955223 Georgia, USA Goodwin, Sarah J. b. unknown d. unknown Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53954933 Georgia, USA Gorgan, John Francis b. Dec. 7, 1881 d. ???. 28, 1884 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53954529 Georgia, USA Grogan, Emily Frances Goodwin b. Mar. 10, 1848 d. Nov. 19, 1931 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53954964 Georgia, USA Grogan, Infant daughter b. unknown d. unknown Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955063 Georgia, USA Grogan, Infant son b. unknown d. unknown Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53954551 Georgia, USA Grogan, John W. b. Nov. 30, 1845 d. Sep. 19, 1887 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955386 Georgia, USA Hall, Gage b. Jul. 27, 1839 d. Jul. 16, 1905 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53954752 Georgia, USA Hall, Infant son b. Apr. 25, 1876 d. Apr. 25, 1876 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955552 Georgia, USA Hall, Jewell Jeanet b. Aug. 23, 1893 d. Jun. 2, 1911 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... 53955442 113 DeKalb County 53955482 Georgia, USA Hall, Lydia G. b. 1850 d. 1934 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Hall, Mary 53954831 b. Jul. 7, 1877 d. Nov. 10, 1886 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955410 Georgia, USA Hall, Micajah b. 1839 d. 1905 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Hall, Sopa F. 53954798 b. Jul. 18, 1874 d. Aug. 31, 1880 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68831960 Georgia, USA Holbrook, Fransco A b. Mar. 18, 1860 d. Mar. 27, 1893 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68831999 Georgia, USA Holbrook, Sally T b. 1889 d. 1908 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955202 Georgia, USA Hood, Mary Ann b. Sep. 14, 1845 d. Jul. 25, 1895 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955954 Georgia, USA House, b. Apr. 17, 1884 d. unknown Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955935 Georgia, USA House, Lillie V. b. Aug. 14, 1894 d. Jul. 9, 1960 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 12498048 Georgia, USA House, Philip b. Nov. 2, 1812 d. May 2, 1900 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 54277274 Georgia, USA House, Thomas Jefferson b. Jan., 1854 d. Jun. 17, 1929 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 12498081 Georgia, USA House, Velmar b. Jul. 10, 1889 d. Apr. 9, 1907 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 76284658 Georgia, USA Ivey, Sarah Ann Adcock b. Dec. 16, 1822 d. Jan. 18, 1909 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68847721 Georgia, USA Ivey, Sarah Ella Louise Trimble b. Sep. 4, 1856 d. Jun. 10, 1923 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 75698652 Georgia, USA Ivey, Thomas Sanders b. Dec. 17, 1811 d. Sep. 26, 1886 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68828014 Georgia, USA Ivey, William T b. May 16, 1847 d. Oct. 17, 1928 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68832134 Georgia, USA Jarrell, George R b. Dec. 11, 1831 d. Nov. 18, 1879 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... 114 DeKalb County 68832115 Georgia, USA Jarrell, Jacklina A b. Mar. 15, 1841 d. May 23, 1924 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68827684 Georgia, USA Jeffares, Henry b. 1786 d. 1863 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955854 Georgia, USA Johnson, b. Feb. 15, 1821 d. Jan. 18, 1891 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68832047 Georgia, USA Johnson, Maltha E b. 1857 d. unknown Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68827758 Georgia, USA Lay, D S b. Feb. 16, 1846 d. Aug. 2, 1928 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68827817 Georgia, USA Lay, Mrs D S b. Mar. 6, 1844 d. Nov. 18 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 12718074 Georgia, USA Reeve, James W b. Dec. 6, 1792 d. May 8, 1852 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Reeve, Moses E 12718082 b. 1824 d. 1855 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 12718101 Georgia, USA Reeve, Nancy b. 1798 d. Jul. 28, 1868 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53955701 Georgia, USA Reeve, Nuttey White b. unknown d. 1842 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Reeve, Lieut William 12497855 b. 1756 d. 1842 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Reeve, William D 12718107 b. Jun. 14, 1797 d. Apr. 15, 1877 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53956314 Georgia, USA Rumsey, Missouri A. b. Dec. 9, 1873 d. Jun. 22, 1940 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53956533 Georgia, USA Rutledge, E. T. b. 1887 d. 1938 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53956568 Georgia, USA Rutledge, Lilla Mae b. 1898 d. 1987 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53956215 Georgia, USA Simmons, Sarah A. b. 1878 d. 1929 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Spruill, Susan H 65362042 115 b. Dec. 30, 1858 d. Jul. 21, 1943 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68831670 Georgia, USA Staples, Elizabeth b. Apr. 14, 1837 d. Dec. 3, 1914 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68831743 Georgia, USA Staples, H P b. Mar. 28, 1831 d. Jun. 28, 1919 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53956028 Georgia, USA Stewart, Donald b. Apr. 8, 1939 d. Apr. 8, 1939 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 12497958 Georgia, USA Trimble, Joseph F. b. Mar., 1830 d. Jul., 1863 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Trimble, Mahala Jane Reeves b. 1832 d. 1882 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 12497906 53956335 Georgia, USA Turner, Nancy P. b. Dec. 22, 1872 d. Nov. 13, 1957 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53980584 Georgia, USA Unknown, An b. unknown d. unknown Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Find your ancestors at Archives.com Georgia, USA b. unknown d. unknown Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53956614 Georgia, USA Ward, Otto G. b. Feb. 8, 1897 d. Dec. 30, 1941 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 12498226 Georgia, USA Wells, Corp Mose E b. May 13, 1899 d. May 21, 1918 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 12498176 Georgia, USA Wells, Susan Altherah Coker b. Feb. 14, 1856 d. Nov. 4, 1931 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 12498155 Georgia, USA Wells, William Roland b. 1847 d. Jul. 21, 1902 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68831540 Georgia, USA Williams, D Kinley b. May 11, 1877 d. Mar., 1949 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 68831489 Georgia, USA Williams, Fronie b. Apr., 1875 d. Dec. 17, 1948 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 12498123 Georgia, USA Williams, Rosellia b. Apr. 18, 1872 d. unknown Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Wilson, David 53926222 b. 1808 d. 1881 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Unknown, Two 53980604 116 Georgia, USA Wright, Amanda L 53926801 b. Mar. 18, 1833 d. Aug. 14, 1847 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA Wright, Ava Arminda Fanning 53926968 b. Feb. 10, 1824 d. May 20, 1910 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53927102 Georgia, USA Wright, John T b. Nov. 3, 1850 d. Apr. 7, 1931 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County 53927300 Georgia, USA Wright, William D b. Sep. 20, 1822 d. Aug. 20, 1871 Nancy Creek Primitive Bap... DeKalb County Georgia, USA 117 27. Peachtree Gardens Photo of neighbor in about 1940 standing at the intersection of North Stratford Road and North Ivy Road. The entrance to the Peachtree Gardens facility is at the upper middle left. 118 “He Swept Me Off My Feet” By Charles Taylor in the November 2002 North Buckhead Newsletter, page 7 After 63 years of being part of our neighborhood an early settler is leaving her home at 4055 North Ivy Road for the comforts of retirement living. Mrs. R. Beverly Irwin, better known as Miriam to her friends, was a new bride in 1939 when she moved into the home her husband, an attorney, had built for her. It was one of about 15 homes on the street at the time. Now there are more than 40. Just a few weeks earlier, while teaching in Chickamauga, Georgia, she had told her husband-to-be, "I just can't live in Atlanta." But "you see, he swept me off my feet," she said. Her husband continued to sweep her off her feet, taking her to dances at the neighborhood's popular dance spot, the Peachtree Gardens Club, which "had a really big dance floor." The club was built in 1927 at the foot of North Ivy but was torn down in 2000 to make way for new homes. In the intervening years, the Irwins raised two children and maintained a vacation home on St. Simons Island. Her husband died in 1987. Miriam recalled that North Buckhead was once known as a place where Atlanta's wealthier residents built their summer homes to escape the city heat. One such home, known as the Timmons place, was located at the end of the dirt road that runs off of North Ivy at Mountain Drive. This home was demolished prior to the construction of Georgia 400. A log cabin on Arden Way was another retreat from the heat, Miriam remembers. The cabin still stands today and is occupied. It reportedly was the summer home of Georgia Governor John M. Slaton who served from 1911-1912. Asked if she had enjoyed her time on North Ivy she replied, "I must have. I stayed here for 63 years." Although Miriam has moved to a retirement home on Roswell Road, her home on North Ivy did not go up for sale. The new owners are her granddaughter, Dorothy, and her husband, Phillip Walker. "I'm really pleased that they want to move in," she said. "They like the location, the good schools, and the great neighbors. 119 This 1938 photo shows Peachtree Gardens and surroundings. Map shows how the 17,000 square foot dance hall was situated compared to current streets and the lake that existed at the time. 120 Photos of Peachtree Gardens just before its destruction in 2000. 121 Peachtree Gardens area along North Ivy Road - before Peachtree Gardens area along North Ivy Road - After 122 28. Powers Ferry Road in North Buckhead? September 1901 123 This 1938 photo shows roads – blue roads no longer exist; red roads were built since 1938. 124 29. Quarry From: shutterandblinds [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 5:30 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: the quarry near Carmaine Dr. I stumbled across this site (http://www.nbca.org/quarry.htm) when I ran a Google search on McClatchey Elementary. I attended DF McClatchey Elementary from 1st grade to 5th. I lived at the “bottom” of Carmaine Dr --- N. Stratford Rd to be exact --- from 1968 – 1972. My walk home group from school consisted of about 15 kids from Carmaine, Mountain Way, N. Stratford, etc, Every day, we took the path through the quarry – I remember the “ledge” and some slippery spots --- we used to act like we were going to throw each other off the ledge. I remember the sound of the falls… wow! We eventually would emerge onto Carmaine Dr through someone’s back yard --- I believe the Stringfellows or Kirch’s? --- anyway ---- extremely fond memories especially of playing down in Nancy Creek, riding bikes, building forts in the woods, and having a blast. My father plated about 10 white pines back in 1969---- sorry --- I could go on and on… Hey, thanks for the site --- it was bitter sweet to see my old stompin grounds… Thanks, Bob Johnson Mobile, AL 125 30. RL Hope Elementary 126 From: Helen Branch [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 4:34 PM To: Gordon Certain Subject: North Buckhead Dear Gordon, I have just re-read the July '08 issue of the North Buckhead Civic Association Newsletter. I read every word, even the ads.When I finished I felt sentimental, nostalgic, and old. As founding members of NBCA, I remember the beginnings, Fred and I participated in the the struggles with the incredible growth of the area and now, the increased membership , activity, and vitality of the area. Fred was chairman of the zoning committee for many years. It is quite emotional to observe the changes that have taken place in my lifetime, most of which I have lived in the buckhead area. I spent my first year out of college teaching at the old R.L.Hope School -- 43 seventh graders that first year ! Many of the children walked to school and some of the teachers did. The school was then on the corner of Peachtree and Piedmont. I had just been married and Fred and I lived on Lookout Place. My family home was on Lakeview Avenue. I now live at Canterbury Court Retirement Community, and I lived on North Stratford Rd for 34 years before coming here. I've never been far away from Buckhead! I rejoice in the development of the green spaces-- the little "Beauty Spot" on Wieuca, Blue Heron and its expansion, and the Peachtree Dunwoody Road Park . Of course there are many challenges, chief among them the terrible traffic. Some genius will come up with a solution to that problem before long, working with the Connect Atlanta team. If not underground, maybe a Skyline solution somehow. Among the things I remember fondly is the Tuxedo Pharmacy. I have been a customer of theirs for 53 of their 56 years. It is wonderful to keep my contact with North Buckhead through the Newsletter. I look forward to many more issues. Helen Branch 127 (Top of photo is southwest.) 128 RL Hope Elementary area in 1938. The school is the large white “square” at the center of the photo. For orientation: Piedmont Road enters the photo from the bottom middle and intersects Roswell Road at the upper left. Peachtree Road enters the photo in the upper right and crosses the bottom at the lower right. (Top of photo is north.) 129 31. Sardis Methodist Church The plaque says that Sardis Church was established in 1812 on land taken from the Indians. Susan Kessler Barnard says the date is more likely around 1825. The church is supposed to be one of the three oldest in Atlanta. 130 The cemetery at the church is very old. Many graves are marked only with simple unfinished local stones. The oldest dated grave we found is of a 7 year old girl, Sarah Barnwell, who died in 1831. 131 32. Stevens Mill An old mill site can be observed just south of the intersection of Wieuca Road and Nancy Creek on the west side of the road. The mill dam was in ruins for many years but was rebuilt when the adjacent property was subdivided and re-developed. If anyone can provide additional historical information about the mill, we will be glad to publish it on this site. 132 133 33. Wieuca Inn 134 Roswell Road in 1955 looking south 135