Scull Shoals, Georgia

Scull Shoals is a ghost town in Greene County, Georgia, United States.

Scull Shoals is located halfway between Athens and Greensboro on the Oconee River, just north of where Georgia State Route 15 now crosses the river. Recent archaeological findings suggest that it was the site of a Trans-Oconee Republic fort built by Elijah Clarke in the late 18th Century. The location of a grist mill, Scull Shoals grew into a thriving industrial community during the early 19th century. After disastrous flooding in the 1870s the town went into decline and by the mid-20th century Scull Shoals had become a ghost town. Ruins, including the foundations and walls of several buildings, still exist. The "Friends of Scull Shoals" organization maintains the site.

External links

* [http://www.scullshoals.org Friends of Scull Shoals]
* [http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ga/skullshoals.html Skull Shoals (sic) — Ghost Town]
* [http://www.inheritage.org/almanack/a_scull.html The Almanack]
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/conf/sculfrnd.htm National Forest Service]
* [http://www.passportintime.com/summaries/97/ga97a_scull.html Scull Shoals PIT Project]
* [http://my.georgia.org/net/content/go.aspx?noredirect=1&s=19823.0.26.3011 Georgia Tourism]