Old towns like this call me home so much. I left home for the Marines in 2003 and life has kept me away ever since. Some day I will go back to my old home in Georgia. Thank you for the nostalgia.
I LOVE old buildings and history of them. Unfortunately life goes on and people stop caring for things like this and then the earth takes over the buildings....but for them to still be standing is amazing. Just shows how well built they were back then compared to now lol
My whole family is from there ,I’m researching them now !!!! 5 of my ancestors are in Holsey cemetery #1 in Sparta ; with my 3x great grandfather Henry Clay born 1820 being the eldest. thanks for the video and I can’t wait to visit these sites!!! I’m from a group right now proving how we were Indians turned into negroes and blacks !!!!My Grandmother told me first but My great aunt told me last before she died at 101 this past year “we were and are Creek/ Cherokee Indians before we couldn’t claim it”!she was a baby when they moved from Sparta to Chicago hence where my mom and I was born!!!! I’m visiting this fall and can’t wait ❤
Something told me to watch this video, and I’m glad I did! My grandmother’s family is from Sparta, as well, and I’ve been on a journey to trace our genealogy and oral histories. At this stage, I understand my family wasn’t enslaved and were landowners before migrating North. I’d love information/to join the group researching. I believe my grandmother’s side has indigenous heritage, but haven’t confirmed it yet. However, my grandfather, from Alabama, was adamant about himself being Indian (Cherokee/Blackfoot/Chahtah) and nothing else, but of course classified as Negro/Colored 🪶🔥🙌🏾
Old little towns like this remind me of all the criminal Desperado police you will encounter soon as you go to them. I live in Georgia trust me I know what I'm talking about
9:45 This is a gorgeous old house; sad to see it rotting away; though hopefully it won't end up being demolished. The Pendleton-Graves house was built in 1820; a plantation-plain built on a high basement. In 1853 it was purchased and eventually expanded by Edmund Pendleton. The house would be converted to its current Victorian style by R. A. Graves in 1880, when he purchased it.
All my family has lived in Sparta since the beginning ❤️
If anybody remembers Sparta beauty supply, my mom owned the store in the 90s. I miss that small town charm.
It's looks even better now.
Old towns like this call me home so much. I left home for the Marines in 2003 and life has kept me away ever since. Some day I will go back to my old home in Georgia. Thank you for the nostalgia.
I LOVE old buildings and history of them. Unfortunately life goes on and people stop caring for things like this and then the earth takes over the buildings....but for them to still be standing is amazing. Just shows how well built they were back then compared to now lol
I'm from here. Those gas stations were open when I moved two years ago.
Even tho they said Sparta, MS on the TV In the Heat of the Night it was based on Sparta,GA it's self.
My whole family is from there ,I’m researching them now !!!! 5 of my ancestors are in Holsey cemetery #1 in Sparta ; with my 3x great grandfather Henry Clay born 1820 being the eldest. thanks for the video and I can’t wait to visit these sites!!! I’m from a group right now proving how we were Indians turned into negroes and blacks !!!!My Grandmother told me first but My great aunt told me last before she died at 101 this past year “we were and are Creek/ Cherokee Indians before we couldn’t claim it”!she was a baby when they moved from Sparta to Chicago hence where my mom and I was born!!!! I’m visiting this fall and can’t wait ❤
Oh wow!!! Thank you so much for sharing your history!!! Good luck and I hope you enjoy your visit 🙏🏻🙏🏻😊😊
Something told me to watch this video, and I’m glad I did! My grandmother’s family is from Sparta, as well, and I’ve been on a journey to trace our genealogy and oral histories. At this stage, I understand my family wasn’t enslaved and were landowners before migrating North. I’d love information/to join the group researching. I believe my grandmother’s side has indigenous heritage, but haven’t confirmed it yet. However, my grandfather, from Alabama, was adamant about himself being Indian (Cherokee/Blackfoot/Chahtah) and nothing else, but of course classified as Negro/Colored 🪶🔥🙌🏾
Old little towns like this remind me of all the criminal Desperado police you will encounter soon as you go to them. I live in Georgia trust me I know what I'm talking about
9:45 This is a gorgeous old house; sad to see it rotting away; though hopefully it won't end up being demolished.
The Pendleton-Graves house was built in 1820; a plantation-plain built on a high basement. In 1853 it was purchased and eventually expanded by Edmund Pendleton. The house would be converted to its current Victorian style by R. A. Graves in 1880, when he purchased it.
The house is for sale on Zillow for $95k
7:06 That’s the Rossiter-Little House y’all were looking for!
Thank you
Yes this is correct, born and raised there