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Donalsonville, Georgia
As seen through the eyes of Photographer Federico Santi
Nancy Lane King, my step grandmother. She lived out in the country all of her life. Her hobbies: fishing, playing canasta and "and being good wife", as was said by her husband, Joseph V. King. I took this picture about 1966-67.
Some of the King Clan. Left to right, back row: J.V. King, Nancy Lane King, Marshall Singletary, Grace King Santi, Thelma King Singletary; front row: Carmela King, Francesca Santi Melichar, Federico Santi, Kathy Singletary Doster. Probably taken about 1952-53 on the steps of the front porch of the King Family Home located in Pineview Community between Donalsonville and Jakin. Joseph King owned and operated a 400 acre farm until his death in the early 1960's.
Well I had to stick this in. This was my first new car. A 1966 GTO. Fast, Red; "Gas, Tires and Oil!" Three speed, four barrel and if I remember a 389 cubic inch engine. About 12 mpg. Cost around $2,800.00 new. Bought it in Dothan, Alabama from a cut rate auto dealer across from Sears. Put on the red wall Tiger Paws later. Kept it for about three years and traded it for a Datsun 1600 Convertible sports car.
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Class of 1964 Seminole County High School
POLITICAL GRAVE YARD FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY
For some class at SCHS about 1963-64 I wrote this short history of Donalsonville, I think it may have been for Dorothy Dale's class in Georgia History.
In 1904 Donalsonville was described as a thriving town of 600 inhabitants. In 1910 $20,000.00 worth of bonds were issued to buy a water and light system, which was built on a lot of land laid aside for a Park for the City. This land was bought from Mr. P.S. Cummings, by the city for $1,000.00. Four years later a $10,000.00 Ice and Cold storage plant was added. In 1914, a group of citizens with Mr. W.H. Vanlandingham who was the main promoter, organized a Seminole County Fair Association. As the large cities had been the only places for fairs, it was quite an advertizement for Donalsonville and people came for miles around to the fairs, which were held for several years in succession. One of our citizens made a visit to a North Georgia city several years after the first Fair and was asked where he was from and thinking Donalsonville was such a small place, he told them he was from Bainbridge, Georgia and the person asked if that was near Donalsonville as he hard heard so much about the fairs there. In 1915 the population had reached the mark of 1000. A school house had been built, as the Masonic Building had burned and there were stores and banks and places of business to accommodate the people. The people living in this area about this time bought their supplies from Mr. Sam Dickerson at Steam Mill, located on the banks of the Chattachochee River about eight miles away. The supplies were brought down the river on steam boats as there was no other way of transportation in this area at that time. Mail in Donalsonville was brought to Rock Pond by horse from Bainbridge, 22 miles away. The roads were sandy and crooked and also there were few good bridges. The Post Office in Donalsonville was organized in 1890. Mr. S. D. Cherry was made Postmaster as he offered his store for the office. His salary was only one-half the cancellation, which amounted to about a dollar and a half a month, which was not sufficient to pay the expenses as he furnished a horse and paid a man a dollar and a half per week to go to Rock Pond, five miles away twice weekly for the mail, which was brought from Bainbridge. This method was used for eight years. Only letters could be delivered at that time, parcels came later. In 1892 a school was organized and held in the Masonic Lodge Building, where the cemetery now stands. A Methodist Preacher, Rev. J.M. Glenn and his wife and Miss Dora Dekle were the first teachers. Five years later, in 1897, it was decided that there were enough people to organize a town. As Mr. Donalson owned most of the land, he donated the land for the streets and alleys for one mile forming a circle. In 1933, the boundary was changed to a square, which enlarged the town some. The first meeting of an appointed Mayor and Council for the town of Donalsonville was on December 17, 1897 in the office of Dr. Thomas Chason. The officers were Mayor: Dr. Thomas Chason; Aldermen: John E. Donalson, W. B. King, S. D. Cherry, R. D. Carr; Treasurer: A.R. Benton; Clerk: Reuben Brunson; City Marshall: Matt George; Clerk and Dispensary: J. B. McLendon. A meeting was held and by-laws and ordinances for the government of the town was the business program. A Guard House and Dispensary was built from which came the town's revenue for schools, etc.
To be continued: I really don't know where I got this information, it seems that I talked to a lot of old residents at the time and did some research at the Donalsonville News and at the Seminole County Court House. If I have stated any mis information, I apologize and would appreciate being notified with corrections. I was 16 when a wrote this information.
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