TRAVELING BACK IN TIME; Tour of AgriRama in Tifton Georgia

The Agrirama in Tifton Georgia faces Interstate 75 and is a fascinating look at farming methods of the 19th and 20th centuries in Southern Georgia. Here we explored peanut farming at the peanut museum, turpentine production in the main museum, Linotype printing press, steam driven saw mill and a steam driven woodworking shop. There were various types of retail stores from the past including a drugstore, a commissary and a hardware store. A steam engine that was originally engaged in lumber operations in North Georgia travels around the perimeter of the Agrirama complex pulling a single passenger car with it's passengers traveling back in time. All of these features are manned by interpretors, in period clothing, who operate the various pieces of equipment and turn out useful items for the operation of the museums. As an example, items made in the blacksmith shop are sold in the hardware store, logs are sawn in the steam operated sawmill and turned into useful items in the steam powered wood working shop. The sawmill and woodworking shops with their large moving belts, steam boilers and moving blades can be called widow makers or at least amputation parlors.
The dolcent in the main museum building was very knowledgeable about her area, but more importantly was enthusiastic about her task. I of course found the antique tools and equipment to be of real interest, but of real interest was the turpentine harvesting operation which I had observed as a kid but had not seen or thought of for many years. This display was extremely informative and even had a cabin that four of the turpentine harvesters lived in during the harvesting season.
The RV camping area is all asphalt with full hookups and is next to the interstate, but that close proximity wasn't a problem. This has to be the easiest RV campground to access from any interstate highway. It literally takes about two minutes to get off the interstate and pull into a campsite. There are approximately forty full hookup sites (30A, 50A)and can be accessed twenty four hours a day. The fee of twenty dollars a night includes admission to the museum. I recommend the AgriRama for anyone going to or from Florida.