More than a century ago,
Thomasville was celebrated as one of the most fashionable places
in the world to visit. During the Victorian era, many wealthy
northern socialites and pleasure seekers traveled by rail to enjoy
Thomasville as their grand winter resort. Attracted to the genteel
life of south Georgia, many made Thomasville their winter home and
built "grand winter cottages". Although this era quickly
faded in the early 1900s, more than fifty of these grand historic
homes still grace Thomasville's streets. |