Thomasville (Atlanta, Perry: mobile home, university, plantations)

[Tucsonmom]

Anyone know anything about Thomasville?

[Iconographer]

I have a good friend that is a native of Thomasville; my take on the town is that if you want to find a vestige of 'The Old South' in GA, you'll find it there. Thomasville is the unofficial capital of the 'Plantation' region of the state...it's surrounded by the large and elegant old hunting plantations that wealthy northerners maintained from the the late 19th century...some are still active, some are maintained as museums.
Besides that, I think T'ville is best known for it's annual Rose Festival.

www.downtownthomasville.com

[Redsfaninatown]

You Should Move here. Great people, Great life!

[Zel Ya]

Originally Posted by Tucsonmom

Anyone know anything about Thomasville?

I don't know anything about the history or the demographics of Thomasville, but I can tell you the town was a very good-looking town when I was there in the late '90s. I was very, very impressed with the looks of the town.

I drove through the town coming home to Atlanta from a trip to Florida including Tallahassee.

Thomasville seems to be highly-rated as a retirement destination in retirement books. I just read a complimentary article the other day.

As I recall the terrain of Thomasville is fairly flat. That's what I remember. Suprisingly Tallahassee, a few miles to the south, had a few hills which is very unusual for a Florida city. I remember one big hill near the university.

[southgeorgia]

Originally Posted by Zel Ya

As I recall the terrain of Thomasville is fairly flat. That's what I remember. Suprisingly Tallahassee, a few miles to the south, had a few hills which is very unusual for a Florida city. I remember one big hill near the university.

southern brooks, thomas, and grady counties in GA, along with northern leon, jefferson, and gadsden, FL, have areas that are quite hilly. especially around chattahoochee, fl, which is the southern tip of lake seminole on the GA/FL line. You don't see much of the hills when driving on the major highways except in the city of Tallahassee. We have beautiful terrain in this area, but you won't find it unless you hit some 2-lane roads.

[SW30303]

Thomasville is my favorite Southwest Georgia town. Lots of great old beautiful homes. If I recall correctly, many of the old homes were built for retirees in the late 19th century or even longer ago because the major passenger railroad would end in Thomasville. This city is definitely worth a visit just to drive around and see all the old homes.

[Zel Ya]

Originally Posted by southgeorgia

southern brooks, thomas, and grady counties in GA, along with northern leon, jefferson, and gadsden, FL, have areas that are quite hilly. especially around chattahoochee, fl, which is the southern tip of lake seminole on the GA/FL line. You don't see much of the hills when driving on the major highways except in the city of Tallahassee. We have beautiful terrain in this area, but you won't find it unless you hit some 2-lane roads.

About 40 miles ( plus or minus ) southeast of Tallahassee the terrain changes from the boring Florida flatness to rolling hills a bit.

I do remember that big hill in Tallahassee. It was a fairly long steep decline.

Maybe the ice age didn't flatten that part of Florida and Georgia?

[southgeorgia]

Originally Posted by Zel Ya

About 40 miles ( plus or minus ) southeast of Tallahassee the terrain changes from the boring Florida flatness to rolling hills a bit.

I do remember that big hill in Tallahassee. It was a fairly long steep decline.

Maybe the ice age didn't flatten that part of Florida and Georgia?

Trying to think of where exactly you're talking about.

40 miles southeast would put you around Perry, just a few miles off the coast. That's near our gulf property and its all pretty flat.

I'm curious exactly where you were because I'd like to see it also.

I'm not sure why certain areas in the region weren't left flat, but the hilly areas are quite beautiful, especially those lined with oaks.

[Zel Ya]

Originally Posted by southgeorgia

Trying to think of where exactly you're talking about.

40 miles southeast would put you around Perry, just a few miles off the coast. That's near our gulf property and its all pretty flat.

I'm curious exactly where you were because I'd like to see it also.

I'm not sure why certain areas in the region weren't left flat, but the hilly areas are quite beautiful, especially those lined with oaks.

On this particular trip I had been down in Sarasota. I decided on the way home to Atlanta I would drive through Tallahassee.

The road I took up to Tallahassee was 19/98. It's a 4-lane road with a grassy median, similar to 316 to Athens, and you drive through the various small Florida towns and stop at the stoplights. The stoplights and the lower speed limits do slow you down. This was the case in the late '90s.

Somewhere along on 19/98, southeast of Tallahassee, the flat terrain changes to gently rolling hills a bit. I can't pinpoint the exact place on 19/98, but I thought it was around 40 miles from Tallahassee. It might have been south of Perry????

From the highway, I remember seeing one mobile home in a small ravine. I remember seeing hills, too.

[southgeorgia]

Originally Posted by Zel Ya

On this particular trip I had been down in Sarasota. I decided on the way home to Atlanta I would drive through Tallahassee.

The road I took up to Tallahassee was 19/98. It's a 4-lane road with a grassy median, similar to 316 to Athens, and you drive through the various small Florida towns and stop at the stoplights. The stoplights and the lower speed limits do slow you down. This was the case in the late '90s.

Somewhere along on 19/98, southeast of Tallahassee, the flat terrain changes to gently rolling hills a bit. I can't pinpoint the exact place on 19/98, but I thought it was around 40 miles from Tallahassee. It might have been south of Perry????

From the highway, I remember seeing one mobile home in a small ravine. I remember seeing hills, too.

I think I know where you're talking about; its a very short span that has rolling hills.