McCranie's Turpentine Still

McCranie's Turpentine Still is a historic site in Willacoochee, Georgia.^[2]: 17 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 28, 1976. It is located west of Willacoochee on U.S. 82.

McCranie's Turpentine Still
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Willacoochee, Georgia
Coordinates	31°20′49″N 83°03′46″W
Area	60 acres (24 ha)
Built	1936; 88 years ago (1936)
Architect	George McCranie, et al.
Architectural style	Log construction
NRHP reference No.	76000608[1]
Added to NRHP	June 28, 1976

History

The McCranie family worked in the turpentine industry prior to 1900 and continued for generations.^[2]: 23 This turpentine still was built in 1936, based on designs and methods from earlier eras.^{[2]: 23–24} It was operated by three McCranie brothers. It ceased operation in 1942 when the two elder McCranie brothers went to war. The replacement of the fire distillation process by steam distillation and the labor shortage caused by World War II contributed to its closure.^[2]: 24 The still remains largely intact.^[2]: i

Photos

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  The still in 2015
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  Log cabin with the still
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  Historical marker

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Atkinson County, Georgia
• Naval stores industry

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. McCranie's Turpentine Still, by Kenneth H. Thomas Jr., The University of Georgia Institute of Community & Area Development and Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 1975.

Further reading

• "Stills, Murals, & Mills", by Lynne Taylor, Georgia Backroads, Spring 2008, pp. 33-35.

External links

• Media related to McCranie's Turpentine Still at Wikimedia Commons