Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode of Adventures Into History, I’m back in Sumter County, Georgia, joining Cecil as he continues his mission to document every locatable cemetery in the county. Our visit takes us to a historic church graveyard, where we explore its past and the stories of those buried there.
But the real surprise comes when we investigate a set of ruins nearby. At first, we assumed they belonged to the historic church, but a closer look—and a little field research—suggests they are actually the remains of an old schoolhouse, likely built during the WPA era. The construction style points to a time when these schools were built across rural America, though that’s an assumption based on my knowledge of such structures.
Join us as we uncover more about this forgotten piece of history, exploring both the cemetery and the school’s remains hidden in the woods. Let’s see what history reveals!
In this episode of Adventures Into History, I’m back in Sumter County, Georgia, joining Cecil as he continues his mission to document every locatable cemetery in the county. Our visit takes us to a historic church graveyard, where we explore its past and the stories of those buried there.
But the real surprise comes when we investigate a set of ruins nearby. At first, we assumed they belonged to the historic church, but a closer look—and a little field research—suggests they are actually the remains of an old schoolhouse, likely built during the WPA era. The construction style points to a time when these schools were built across rural America, though that’s an assumption based on my knowledge of such structures.
Join us as we uncover more about this forgotten piece of history, exploring both the cemetery and the school’s remains hidden in the woods. Let’s see what history reveals!
