Read more about the article Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home – Savannah, GA

Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home – Savannah, GA

Just a week after visiting Andalusia, the dairy farm where southern author Flannery O’Connor spent her final years, we found ourselves in Savannah. I immediately booked a guided tour of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home.

In fact, two women we met at Andalusia had recently been to Savannah and said seeing it was a must-do. I’m so glad we took their advice! The home, situated across Lafayette Square (pictured above), offers another facet of the author’s short life.

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Read more about the article Andalusia Farm: Home of Flannery O’Connor – Milledgeville, GA

Andalusia Farm: Home of Flannery O’Connor – Milledgeville, GA

Ever since I read the short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, I’ve wanted to learn more about this Southern writer. It turns out the farmhouse where she lived out the last 13 years of her short life is located in Milledgeville.

Milledgeville, just two hours from Atlanta, brims with history. The town served as the capital of Georgia from 1804 to 1868. It boasts the Old Governor’s Mansion, Georgia College & State University (GCSU), and the Old Capitol Building, which is not part of Georgia Military College.

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