Today we drove just north of Newberry to explore the Dudley Farmhouse State Park. All of the buildings and furnishings are original; just restored. It was a cool, windy day, so walking around the old homestead was enjoyable.
Mike said it reminded him of his Uncle Lovick's farm in Buford, where Mike earned his first $20. Mike said that Lovick's farm was very much like this (including the stove, outhouse, well, and mule driven hay baler) up until the mid 50's.
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Built in the 1880's, the Dudleys had 8 girls and 4 boys. Four rooms around a central hall, girls bedroom upstairs.
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The kitchen was a separate building due to the fire hazard. Mike's Aunt Idele cooked on a stove like this.
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Laundry room (ha!), and dairy shed. Aunt Idele and Mike's Mom did laundry like this (until Mike and his brothers were pre-teens!)
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Family outhouse. That's a syrup cane field in the background.
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The cane was crushed by using a mule, and the juice was processed in the vats on the right. The vats were also used for lard processing and lye soap-making.
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The Tom turkey was all puffed up. They kept turkeys like these on the farm, as well as chickens.
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