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WalkerinSC

WalkerinSC's Journal
WalkerinSC's Journal
April 30, 2023

Chapel in The Pines, Bradley, SC

Small Country Church



April 27, 2023

Old Tolbert Rock House, Greenwood, SC - 19th Century Civil Rights Cross post Photography

Excerpt from SC Picture Project

Though slaves had been emancipated, the Tolberts were still indignant over the injustices experienced by their black neighbors, particularly the 1895 state law prohibiting blacks from voting. In 1898 John Tolbert and his son, Thomas, encouraged blacks to cast mock ballots in a congressional election. A riot ensued, and Thomas was badly injured. The Tolberts suffered harassment in the years to come and feared even worse.

In 1904 the Tolbert home burned. Though everyone escaped, this event and other subsequent house fires shaped Thomas Tolbert, who used his family land to build a fireproof home in 1926 – Rock House. A simple man who never married, Tolbert lived in the detached kitchen and used the large house to store family heirlooms. While it may sound as though Tolbert lived his later years in isolation, his obituary describes him as follows:

“To his old friends he revealed a character intensely individualistic and yet quite sympathetic with the welfare and interest of those he knew well.”

The Rock House features eight symmetrical rooms on two floors with two fireplaces between them. It once had a spiral staircase in the center, which is now long gone. It is frequently the subject of vandalism, despite being privately owned by Tolbert descendants.


Interesting information regarding the Tolbert Family and Late 19th Century Race relations.

https://www.scpictureproject.org/greenwood-county/rock-house.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_election_riot











April 27, 2023

Old Tolbert Rock House, Greenwood, SC

Excerpt from SC Picture Project

Though slaves had been emancipated, the Tolberts were still indignant over the injustices experienced by their black neighbors, particularly the 1895 state law prohibiting blacks from voting. In 1898 John Tolbert and his son, Thomas, encouraged blacks to cast mock ballots in a congressional election. A riot ensued, and Thomas was badly injured. The Tolberts suffered harassment in the years to come and feared even worse.

In 1904 the Tolbert home burned. Though everyone escaped, this event and other subsequent house fires shaped Thomas Tolbert, who used his family land to build a fireproof home in 1926 – Rock House. A simple man who never married, Tolbert lived in the detached kitchen and used the large house to store family heirlooms. While it may sound as though Tolbert lived his later years in isolation, his obituary describes him as follows:

“To his old friends he revealed a character intensely individualistic and yet quite sympathetic with the welfare and interest of those he knew well.”

The Rock House features eight symmetrical rooms on two floors with two fireplaces between them. It once had a spiral staircase in the center, which is now long gone. It is frequently the subject of vandalism, despite being privately owned by Tolbert descendants.


https://www.scpictureproject.org/greenwood-county/rock-house.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_election_riot











April 26, 2023

A little Americana. Friday Night Lights

Unfiltered and AI Filtered shots











April 22, 2023

Relentless Nature

"Nature is relentless and unchangeable, and it is indifferent as to whether its hidden reasons and actions are understandable to man or not."

Galileo Galilei

"Mother Nature is the great equalizer. You can't get away from it."

Christopher Heyerdahl

"Life finds a way."

Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park



















April 21, 2023

Afternoon in a meadow











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Hometown: Ware Shoals, SC
Home country: USA
Current location: Greenwood, SC
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