Scavenger Hunt
Welcome to the answer submission page for our Barnesville Bicentennial Scavenger Hunt! Here, you can upload photos as your answers to the scavenger hunt questions. Show us your discoveries and creativity as you explore our city's rich history. We’re excited to see your answers and celebrate 200 years of Barnesville together!
Prizes
First Place: $100 Gift Card to a business of your choice in Barnesville.
Second Place: $75 Gift Card to a business of your choice in Barnesville.
Third Place: $50 Gift Card to a business of your choice in Barnesville.
Questions:
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This building is actually 2 buildings that were joined together and rock veneered. At one time, you could buy anything for a dime or get a Hallmark card for your significant other.
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This is the only home left standing in the downtown district.
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This set of buildings used to have an upper floor was that taken down in 1970. It sits on a corner of an alley and you could get your hair cut on the first floor.
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This building was the repository for one of the largest buggy manufactures in town. You could also buy a hammer and nails here from the hardware store.
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This three story building housed one of the first post offices for Barnesville. Court was held in this building for the first ten years after Lamar County was established.
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This building was the first building built after the great fire of Barnesville. The newspaper accounts stated that it was “built on the burning embers of Barnesville”. Later the Barnesville Blues met here.
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This building was a hotel and then served as a bank until 1959. You could buy flower arrangements in this building at one time.
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This building had an express agent in it that would take your ticket. When Franklin D. Roosevelt came to town in 1938, his train pulled up right beside this building.
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This building served as the Franklin Buggy Company and later great candy was made there.
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In this building, coffins were made. It was known as the “Coffin House”. It sits ACROSS from where the biggest buggy company used to be located
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This building served as the official first Fire Department in the City of Barnesville. You can hear the chimes every hour from this building.
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This building was known as the “Swatts Building”. It was the home of three fraternal organizations for many years.
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In this building you could buy clothes, shoes and see Santa Claus during the 1940’s and 1950’s. Now you can enjoy a savory dish.
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In this building all your telephone calls were answered upstairs.
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You could buy farm supplies and colored baby chickens in this building. It has “1950” on the building.
