Richmond Hill trolley tour to highlight cityâs Henry Ford history
Richmond Hill trolley tours highlights Henry Fordâs history By Kyle Jordan | May 10, 2021 at 12:46 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 1:51 PM
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (WTOC) - A drive through Richmond Hill may not have the same historical feel as other towns, but several markers tell a different story.
The Richmond Hill Historical Society is offering a trolley tour around town to highlight some of the sights and the stories tied to its most famous part-time resident.
âIf you sort of stop and look, the white wood buildings tend to be our Ford buildings,â Richmond Hill History Museum Exec. Director Jennifer Grover said. âThe white fence thatâs outside of our museum right now, thatâs the trademark Ford fence that he put in the area.â
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Meet Sarah Volker: An artist, and more Sarah Volker.
Tough but humble, passionate about what she cares for, about what she loves, is how I see this woman whom I know as a friend, as an artist, and as a “power” behind so much that has helped Richmond Hill to be recognized as an art community, an historical location of repute and an important tourism site.
Sarah Volker always wanted to draw.
She drew on walls as a child, and now has been honored for drawing this time something she has and is doing effectively on the walls of the Roots and Shoots classroom at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Meet Danny Brown: Civil War historian Danny Brown in period dress. Photo provided.
I’ve known Danny Brown for years but just to have a quick conversation, mostly to smile at each other, wave or say hello. I’d heard about his incredible “way” with history, love of the field…history of the World Wars, the Ford Era, the Indians who peopled Bryan County but particularly Civil War history.
What better place to tell history from the Civil War period then here in Bryan County which is steeped in its history. Fort McAllister, our historic state park, was the southernmost and most active Confederate fortification in Savannah’s defenses on our Ogeechee River and the end of Sherman’s march to the sea.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. George Washington Carver School: A Black history lesson Henry Ford with Dr. George Washington Carver during Carver’s only visit to Richmond Hill. He came for the dedication of the school named after him.
A historical marker off Highway 144 marks the site where the George Washington Carver School once taught thousands of students.
That marker reads:
“On these grounds in 1939, Henry Ford built a school to serve the educational needs of the African-American children of lower Bryan County. Professor Herman Cooper was appointed as the Principal when the school opened later that year, originally with grades one through six. Ford named the school in honor of the prominent African-American educator and agriculturist from Tuskegee Institute, Dr. George Washington Carver. In Mar
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