Just off a lazy two lane road, at the end of an unpaved sandy path, you’ll find a tucked-away treasure.
The Chapel at Burnt Fort, Georgia, was originally built in the late 1800s. It was used until the mid 1940s, when low attendance forced the doors closed. The building collapsed in the 1960s, but a decade later, local residents (including some descendants of the original settlers of the area) restored the church to its former glory. The property also houses the only one-room school house left in Camden County, Georgia
There is also a cemetery, with marked graves dating back to the 1850s, and numerous unmarked graves as well.
This beautiful chapel is definitely off the beaten path, but completely worth the drive. I love visiting new places and finding unexpected surprises, so it was a great day. If you’re ever in beautiful southeast Georgia, be sure to see it for yourself. You won’t be disappointed.
TammysTravelTales 
Wow this is beautiful! Glad they restored it. 🥰 I’m sure there were many nice memories made in this place and it would be a shame to leave it to deteriorate. ☹️
– Hazel
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I attended that church.Held services 1 Sunday a month. Rickey Buie. Paternal grandmother was Lula Lorn Drury. Father, Mack Faye Buie. Granddaddy Jim had the general store at crossroads of hwy252/Refuge rd.
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When travelling I always like to discover these hidden away places, as well as the usual tourist sights. They show more of what life is really like, and history of normal people.
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Great post!
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Burnt Fort has a lot of pretty cool history! Wow, the graves go way back. The history throughout the east coast is always interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
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How long and how much did it cost to restore it?
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What a cute little chapel! So glad they restored it!
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This is beautiful!! It looks so much like a place I went to years ago in Tennessee
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I love places frozen in time and place. This is definitely one of them! At a time where every inch of space is being refurbished to make more homes and erase the past, it’s great to know that this little piece of beautiful history is still intact.
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Fantastic. That looks like just the kind of place I’d love. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Nice blog post you can become one of the top travel blogger. Keep it up with your and you will get success. Thanks. Much love. Uchiha_Itachi
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This is one of those hidden gems I love so much! Amazing and super good, that this place is restored. We need to preserve what’s left and show it to our children!
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I love this. Your pictures are amazing, and I adore the history. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you.
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This is beautiful! So glad they restored it – I love hidden gems like this! Thanks for sharing x
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Thank you
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I LOVE that first photo. It looks like a post card. I wish we could see the inside. Thanks for sharing.
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That’s really coo! I have a whole new appreciation for how pretty the South is now that I live in the southwest.
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Beautiful pictures to go with an amazing history lesson! Thank you!
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Thank you for sharing this beautiful location. I’m particularly fond of the one-room schoolhouse!
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This is such a cool place. I love little hidden wonders like this. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
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What a beautiful chapell!!!
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Such a cool chapel. I love old buildings so much! Have a great week!
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I love these tiny chapels you share! It’s so rare to see these days with all of the medium-sized and megachurches, haha.
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My Father, Taylor Lovett Pickren from Folkston Georgia, was the teacher in the one room schoolhouse at Burnt Fort some time in the late teens or early twenties according to an article in the Florida Times Union listing all of the teachers of record. He had no college education and was probably just out of high school.
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Camden County, Georgia records may have some more detailed information.
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Thank you for sharing this about your dad! It’s always fun to new things about places I have visited; it keeps the history alive.
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