The stories of Jenkins County, GA
8 narrated audio stories from across Jenkins County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Jenkins County
Where the Rails Made Millen Matter
A small Georgia rail town became a wartime crossroads for prisoners and power.
Jenkins County Courthouse
When a New County Needed a Face
How Millen’s courthouse came to embody a brand-new Georgia county.
Jenkins County
The Empty Prison at Millen
How Sherman’s advance left Camp Lawton abandoned before liberation could come.
Magnolia Springs State Park
A Prison Built in a Hurry
How Camp Lawton rose fast, then vanished almost as quickly.
Magnolia Springs State Park
Where Clear Water Covers a Hard History
A spring-fed park reveals the buried story of Camp Lawton.
Magnolia Springs State Park
The Prison Camp War Overtook
A vast Confederate prison meant to solve one crisis, erased by another.
Camp Lawton Historic Site at Magnolia Springs State Park
A Prison Camp Built for Years, Gone in Weeks
Camp Lawton’s scale, speed, and sudden abandonment in wartime Georgia.
Jenkins County Courthouse
When a Courthouse Had to Prove the County
A new county needed more than offices. It needed authority made visible.
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