Unlike its larger namesake in North Carolina, Greensboro, GA is a small old Southern town just off of Interstate 20 that bills itself as “Lake Oconee’s Hometown” sitting as it does right near that large reservoir. The town itself does have many interesting and rather old historical spots (see the Old Gaol below) and famous town characters that the city highlights in its very handy solar box historical markets found all around the main city area.
One of the oldest and most unique aspects of Greensboro’s history is “The Old Gaol”, a small prison built in 1807 and modelled after the likes of the Bastille in Paris. It stayed in place for decades as the actual town jail with chains on the wall, gallows for hanging, and such that can still be seen today.
The old jail was eventually replaced by this ‘new’ jail in the late 19th century which was used by and named after the colorful town Sherrff LL Wyatt who was known for daring rescue and shootouts even up until the 1970s.
Another of the famous old buildings in town, this connected set of homes belonged to Major Jonas Fauche way back in 1799 (now a gigantic funeral home?)
