That picture might be in unincorporated Neese, Georgia (just a few minutes north of Athens). I think there's a place there that actually makes Booger Hill Honey...
I just ran across this while reading your back pages on the Neatorama site. As it happens, my family owns a farm on Booger Hill Road, outside of Danielsville, GA. I recognise the stretch of road in the photograph - Not too hard a task, since I have been using that road for nearly 38 years now.
The odd thing about the name is that it really isn't a reference to something that one would find in a used kleenex, but to a ghost. "Booger" in this case is a cognate of "Boogie Man", with a bit of regional dialect thrown in to shift the word's ending and drop the "Man". So "Booger" in the place name indicated that the hill was supposed to be haunted. Either by the ghosts of slaves, unfortunate lovers torn apart by feuding families, or civil war soldiers. I've heard all three stories from elderly neighbors, over the years.
As an aside, Booger Hill is said to be the "highest exposed point of land" in Madison county. As I child I often wondered about that word "exposed" that was always included in the quote. Did that imply that the second-highest point of land in the county was under water?
And yes, to forestall any budding humorists, Madison county does have several bridges. It is famous for one covered bridge in a local state park; Watson's Mill. The park is just a few miles past an estate owned by singer Kenny Rogers, outside the town of Colbert.
Okay, so I vistied a house that was for sale two years ago on Booger Hill Road that had the for sale sign almost falling off it had been there so long. It was built I belive in 1917 but looked like it predated the Civil War. It was on three acres of land and was OVER 9000 sq ft. Selling price? $299,000 Yep. $299,000 for a house that had BIG white pillars a HUGE barn in the back. GIGANTIC wood panel doors, a fireplace in EACH of the 6 or 7 bedrooms, Four bathrooms, a pool (That needed relining), a former Coy Pond, and several other rooms in the main house.
I toured the house and was extremely intrigued but ultimately decided not to purchase because I got a bad feeling from the house and had been told it was haunted. Apparently the former owners had tried a B&B but it didn't work out. I am reminiscing about the hosue...I still get the chills a little but have checked periodically if it's on the market again. just curious. Do you know the house I speak of? It's across from a church and close to the hwy leading in to Danielsville on Booger Hill Road.
Just wondering.
Anyway...sorry for the novel, thought I would let you know!
How can none of you know. Kids from all over drive up to booger hill. You park your car at the bottom of the hill and put it in neutral and if your car moves on its own up the hill and passes the two tall trees that are on both sides of the road then your supposed to die that night. Supposedly slaves were lynched there back in the day. My friends and I went there in 1998. Our car didn't make it passed the trees on its own so we pushed the gas to get there. Then my dumb ass friends decided to pee all over the trees. Needless to say we all ended up in the hospital that night from getting in a wreck on the way home, all 6 of us. By the way there is not much traffic at 4 in the morning so we basically hit the only other car on the road.
I know of the house you are refering to, The B@B was called the Georgian House. My sons ex wife parents owned it. My son worked there at the B&B for awhie, he said it was haunted. It is a beautiful place.
The odd thing about the name is that it really isn't a reference to something that one would find in a used kleenex, but to a ghost. "Booger" in this case is a cognate of "Boogie Man", with a bit of regional dialect thrown in to shift the word's ending and drop the "Man". So "Booger" in the place name indicated that the hill was supposed to be haunted. Either by the ghosts of slaves, unfortunate lovers torn apart by feuding families, or civil war soldiers. I've heard all three stories from elderly neighbors, over the years.
As an aside, Booger Hill is said to be the "highest exposed point of land" in Madison county. As I child I often wondered about that word "exposed" that was always included in the quote. Did that imply that the second-highest point of land in the county was under water?
And yes, to forestall any budding humorists, Madison county does have several bridges. It is famous for one covered bridge in a local state park; Watson's Mill. The park is just a few miles past an estate owned by singer Kenny Rogers, outside the town of Colbert.
Thought you'd like to know,
Vila
I know this because I live on Booger Hill Road just over 2 miles from the sign. It is a great road to live on. Great neighbors on this road.
Have a great day
Jim
I toured the house and was extremely intrigued but ultimately decided not to purchase because I got a bad feeling from the house and had been told it was haunted. Apparently the former owners had tried a B&B but it didn't work out. I am reminiscing about the hosue...I still get the chills a little but have checked periodically if it's on the market again. just curious. Do you know the house I speak of? It's across from a church and close to the hwy leading in to Danielsville on Booger Hill Road.
Just wondering.
Anyway...sorry for the novel, thought I would let you know!
Jo. :)