“As I walked down to the lake, one of my first thoughts was of the wonderful time I spent as a child every summer on my grandparents’ farm in Georgetown, Tennessee.”

Bobby Arnold’s time spent on his family farm was filled with peace and carefree fun. Because of those cherished memories, he desired his own bucolic environment to celebrate life with his children and grandchildren. Though only three miles from Highland Colony Parkway, the topography of the property Arnold discovered that day created the easy agrarian feeling he remembered from his childhood. Construction on the property had been started a decade earlier by a previous owner who abandoned the project with only a pair of dilapidated cabins. When Arnold seriously considered purchasing the acreage, he called in his three daughters, Elizabeth, Mary, and Carolyn, for their opinions. After sharing his vision, their reaction was quick and unanimous. He started work on the labor of love they now call Georgetown…

 
“The Journey to Georgetown” by Mary Neff Stewart and photography by Ron Blaylock was originally published in the September/October 2015 issue of the Mississippi Magazine. We are grateful that Mississippi Magazine allowed us to include the article as the homepage for our website. Download
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