explore the attractions
ANDALUSIA
Flannery O ’ Connor ’ s Farm 2628 North Columbia Street 478-454-4029 www . andalusiafarm . org Open to the public Thursday - Sunday 10 a . m . to 5 p . m . Closed Monday - Wednesday
BARTRAM FOREST
2892 Highway 441 South In 1794 , Native Americans inhabited the Bartram Forest . Today , educational hiking trails allow visitors to see centuries of abundant wildlife , natrual wetlands and an erosion ravine with soil that is a remnat of the ancient shallow seas that covered Georgia 50 to 100 million years ago . Three looping trails cover this natrual wander .
BROWN-STETSON SANFORD HOUSE
601 West Hancock Street 478-453-1803 Open by appointment On the Historical Trolley Tour An architectual gem built by John Marlor in the ‘ Milledgeville Federal ’ style with its characteristic columned double porch . It served the state capital as the Beecher-Brown Hotel and then the State ’ s Rights Hotel for the many visiting legislators who cam to the area .
CENTRAL STATE HOSPITAL MUSEUM
Located on Broad Street Open by appointment only 478-453-1803 www . centralstatehospital . org Housed in an 1891 Victorian train depot , the museum contains memorabilia that spans the long history . From annual reports to medical equipment , to client ’ s personnal effects , the museum ’ s contents tell the story of the history of mental health treatment in the United States and the unique story of the hospital once renowned as the largest ‘ insane asylum ’ in the world .
FLANNERY O ’ CONNER ROOM
Dillard Russell Library , GCSU campus , University session 478-445-0988 On display are manuscripts from O ’ Conner ’ s personal collection of more than 700 books and journals . The room is furnished in the Victorian style of the 1870 ’ s . Most of these items were brought fro Andalusia , the farm where O ’ Conner wrote the major portion of her fiction .
GCSU NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Herty Hall , Room 143 , Wilkinson Street 478-445-0809 Hours vary , open by appointment Vist the Paleozoic , Mesozioc and Cenozoic eras and see fossils from Georgia and across the world . The museum offers an explanation of the history of life through geological time .
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