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Welcome to the heart of the Pembroke Historic District, join us on Downtown stroll a through the history of our railroad town!

We hope that this tour offers not just an insight into the history of the City of Pembroke but also the opportunity for your to explore our downtown with a new perspective.

This community initiative was made possible with the generous support of Georgia Humanities.

Community collaboration of the City of Pembroke, the Downtown Development Authority of Pembroke, Georgia Southern University's, Statesboro Regional Public Libraries, The Friends of the TOS Theatre, PAC Fiber, and individual community members made this project possible through their time, stories, and resources.

The Georgia Historic Newspapers project by the Digital Library of Georgia made our community's historic newspapers not only available but accessible.

Fall 2026 Walking Tours Are Now Available: https://forms.gle/my9sBZCbRKQMBCAZ6

To learn more about our collaborative partners visit:

Georgia Humanities

City of Pembroke

Statesboro Regional Libraries

Georgia Southern Special Collections

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Digital Library of Georgia

The Friends of the TOS Theatre

PAC Fiber

If you would like to help our Walking Tour Grow or would like to request a guided version of this tour reach out to the Downtown Development Authority of Pembroke at betterhometown@pembrokega.net or call (912)-653-4407.

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This building has served many purposes over the years, but contrary to popular belief, one of them was never as a train depot. While the building was originally constructed as a police station, the upstairs served as a meeting room both for the officers and the city council. Additional city services were scattered about the downtown area often housed in various downtown businesses such as Mr. J.D. Harn's variety store or the Ford Garage, both of which were locate across the road.

Image 1: Pembroke Police Department, image generously shared by Mr. Kelly Morrison

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The section of our downtown contain some of the oldest known commercial buildings in Pembroke having house a number of businesses over the years. While the block has since been reshaped by each generation of entrepreneurs since much or the original buildings can still be made out today. Some of the still existing businesses who began in this cluster of buildings include the Pembroke Telephone Company (now PAC Fiber) and Pembroke National Bank (now the First Bank of Coastal Georgia).

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Image 1: Circa. 1907 Pembroke, Postcard courtesy of the Pembroke Centennial Committee

Image 2: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA.) December.3.1959 issue, page 5

Image 3: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA.) July.15.1932 issue, page 1

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Founded in 1907 by Julius Morgan, J.H Harvey, R.M. Hitch, A.J. Edwards, and J.O. Strickland, the Pembroke National Bank occupied this space and it’s vault is still housed here. In the 1965 expansion into the two adjoining buildings there had been a consideration to build a brand new building but the bank board elected to lower the existing second story of the two buildings and update the façade of the building. The existing building faced was redone when the bank vacated the spaces for its current building in order to mimic the original building façade.

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The Morgan \"Gold Block\" is a set of buildings built by Julius Morgan starting in 1910. Julius Morgan was a local business owner, City of Pembroke Mayor, and bank president throughout the early years of Pembroke through his death in 1936.

Building features to note include Mr. Morgan's last name written on the green and white mosaic at the entrance of the first building he built, this building was later utilized to finance the construction of the additional buildings. His name and the names of the architect and builder can also be found on the building's cornerstone, which also serves to tell another portion of Mr. Morgan's story as a Jewish Immigrant. According to a piece written to mark his unexpected passing in 1936, Mr. Morgan arrive to Pembroke in 1901 but arrived to the U.S. in 1898 from Poland (considered part of Russia at the time of his arrival).

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In 1938 construction began on a new landmark of our downtown district as Savino Tos, an Italian immigrant turned Claxton businessman, set his sights on Pembroke for an expansion of his theatre. The Pembroke Tos Theatre opened to the public in April 1939 with a showing of the Hedy Lamarr film \"Algiers,\" and for decades it served the community hosting stage performances, movie releases, news reels, and events.

In its heyday, the Tos Theatre boasted both main floor and balcony seating, a small concessions table, and top of the line for its day projection equipment. Many of those original features still stand, and today, efforts to renovate and reopen the theatre are ongoing.

Today you’ll also find the theatre watched by the careful eye of our mannequin ticket-taker. The Pembroke community voted to name her Birdie, in honor of Mrs. Bertie Starling Williams. Known by friends and locals as Ms. Birdie, she was a prominent member of the community in her time. In addition to her marriage to Judge G. B. Williams and the family she raised, Ms. Birdie hosted local community groups and charity programs, managed a local laundromat, and in 1957 became the manager and box office host of the Pembroke Tos Theatre.

Information provided written by Kaitlyn Capper, Vice President of the Friends of the Tos Theatre, a non-profit in partnership with the Downtown Development Authority of Pembroke and the City of Pembroke in the path to revitalize and reopen the Tos Theater. To learn more visit: https://tostheatre.org/

Image 1: S. G Tos and family

Image 2: Tos Theater, date unknown

Image 3: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA.) September.23.1938 page 1

",32.13606492539546,-81.62329971226843,[345,346,347],"In 1938 construction began on a new landmark of our downtown district as Savino Tos, an Italian immigrant turned Claxton businessman, set his sights on Pembroke for an expansion of his theatre. The Pembroke Tos Theatre opened to the public in April 1939 with a showing of the Hedy Lamarr film \"Algiers,\" and for decades it served the community hosting stage performances, movie releases, news reels, and events. In its heyday, the Tos Theatre boasted both main floor and balcony seating, a small concessions table, and top of the line for its day projection equipment. Many of those original features still stand, and today, efforts to renovate and reopen the theatre are ongoing. Today you’ll also find the theatre watched by the careful eye of our mannequin ticket-taker. The Pembroke community voted to name her Birdie, in honor of Mrs. Bertie Starling Williams. Known by friends and locals as Ms. Birdie, she was a prominent member of the community in her time. In addition to her marriage to Judge G. B. Williams and the family she raised, Ms. Birdie hosted local community groups and charity programs, managed a local laundromat, and in 1957 became the manager and box office host of the Pembroke Tos Theatre. Information provided written by Kaitlyn Capper, Vice President of the Friends of the Tos Theatre, a non-profit in partnership with the Downtown Development Authority of Pembroke and the City of Pembroke in the path to revitalize and reopen the Tos Theater. To learn more visit: https://tostheatre. org/Image 1: S. G Tos and family Image 2: Tos Theater, date unknownImage 3: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA.) September.23.1938 page 1",[344,328],{"_74":342,"_132":-5,"_133":343},[],"Subheading (2).png","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/maunoq0u5n7t02ed5kisbnxzag0y?variant=desktop","new-stop-1705428701537",{"_104":367,"_101":24,"_132":-5,"_139":-5,"_140":-5,"_141":-5,"_142":342,"_143":368,"_34":369,"_146":-5,"_147":-5,"_148":-5,"_149":-5,"_150":-5,"_74":342,"_151":-5},{"_104":358,"_101":184,"_132":-5,"_139":-5,"_140":-5,"_141":-5,"_142":359,"_143":360,"_34":361,"_146":-5,"_147":-5,"_148":-5,"_149":-5,"_150":-5,"_74":359,"_151":-5},{"_104":348,"_101":349,"_132":-5,"_139":-5,"_140":-5,"_141":-5,"_142":350,"_143":351,"_34":352,"_146":-5,"_147":-5,"_148":-5,"_149":-5,"_150":-5,"_74":350,"_151":-5},1344,3,"Sep 1938 Tos.jpg",{"_152":353,"_154":354,"_156":355,"_158":356,"_159":357},1528,"https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/mky86ez11s2v5w9wg9tq9bl1g9qt","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/mky86ez11s2v5w9wg9tq9bl1g9qt?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/mky86ez11s2v5w9wg9tq9bl1g9qt?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/mky86ez11s2v5w9wg9tq9bl1g9qt?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/mky86ez11s2v5w9wg9tq9bl1g9qt?variant=lqip",1345,"TOS Theater Date unknown.png",{"_152":362,"_154":363,"_156":364,"_158":365,"_159":366},1529,"https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/9nvyk39eurqmikn5gwnnwixh57wx","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/9nvyk39eurqmikn5gwnnwixh57wx?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/9nvyk39eurqmikn5gwnnwixh57wx?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/9nvyk39eurqmikn5gwnnwixh57wx?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/9nvyk39eurqmikn5gwnnwixh57wx?variant=lqip",1347,{"_152":370,"_154":371,"_156":372,"_158":343,"_159":373},1531,"https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/maunoq0u5n7t02ed5kisbnxzag0y","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/maunoq0u5n7t02ed5kisbnxzag0y?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/maunoq0u5n7t02ed5kisbnxzag0y?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/maunoq0u5n7t02ed5kisbnxzag0y?variant=lqip",462,"mary-b-tanner","Mary B Tanner",{"_34":327,"_65":328,"_74":329},8,{"_34":433,"_65":434,"_74":435},"

Pembroke provided this county with several firsts, including the accolade of housing the first barbershop. Mary Beal Tanner, known as \"Ms. Mary\" or \"Aunt Mary\" in her later years- as described by an article written at the time of her passing- was 'the first barber's chair to be put up in Pembroke'.

While not much is known about Mary B. Tanner's life and her shop, from local newspapers we have learned that her shop was not only the first Barbershop in Bryan County but also the first and only business listed on the Professional Cards section that was owned and operated by an African American Woman.

The January 14th, 1954 newspaper article printed at the time of her death described her shop to have been \"a little wooden structure, stood about where the Tos Theater is now.\" and subsequent barbers Mr. Miles and Mr. Cowart both were mentioned as having been trained by her.

image 1: The Enterprise (Pembroke, Bryan County, GA), Feb.12.1915 issue, page 5

image 2: The Enterprise (Pembroke, Bryan County, GA), Feb.12.1915 issue, page 5

image 3: The Enterprise (Pembroke, Bryan County, GA), Jan.28.1916 issue, page 7

image 4: The Enterprise (Pembroke, Bryan County, GA), Nov.21.1919 issue, page 1

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",32.1360615128044,-81.62336989080734,[394,395,396,397],"Pembroke provided this county with several firsts, including the accolade of housing the first barbershop. Mary Beal Tanner, known as \"Ms. Mary\" or \"Aunt Mary\" in her later years- as described by an article written at the time of her passing- was 'the first barber's chair to be put up in Pembroke'. While not much is known about Mary B. Tanner's life and her shop, from local newspapers we have learned that her shop was not only the first Barbershop in Bryan County but also the first and only business listed on the Professional Cards section that was owned and operated by an African American Woman. The January 14th, 1954 newspaper article printed at the time of her death described her shop to have been \"a little wooden structure, stood about where the Tos Theater is now.\" and subsequent barbers Mr. Miles and Mr. Cowart both were mentioned as having been trained by her. image 1: The Enterprise (Pembroke, Bryan County, GA), Feb.12.1915 issue, page 5image 2: The Enterprise (Pembroke, Bryan County, GA), Feb.12.1915 issue, page 5image 3: The Enterprise (Pembroke, Bryan County, GA), Jan.28.1916 issue, page 7image 4: The Enterprise (Pembroke, Bryan County, GA), Nov.21.1919 issue, page 1",[391,392,393,375],{"_74":389,"_132":-5,"_133":390},[],"Mary B Tanner feb 1915.jpg","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/1akpqbgrofump8ec0kl81d32lven?variant=desktop","new-stop-1705428509001","h-h-dukes-building","mary",{"_104":426,"_101":24,"_132":-5,"_139":-5,"_140":-5,"_141":-5,"_142":389,"_143":427,"_34":428,"_146":-5,"_147":-5,"_148":-5,"_149":-5,"_150":-5,"_74":389,"_151":-5},{"_104":417,"_101":184,"_132":-5,"_139":-5,"_140":-5,"_141":-5,"_142":418,"_143":419,"_34":420,"_146":-5,"_147":-5,"_148":-5,"_149":-5,"_150":-5,"_74":418,"_151":-5},{"_104":408,"_101":349,"_132":-5,"_139":-5,"_140":-5,"_141":-5,"_142":409,"_143":410,"_34":411,"_146":-5,"_147":-5,"_148":-5,"_149":-5,"_150":-5,"_74":409,"_151":-5},{"_104":398,"_101":399,"_132":-5,"_139":-5,"_140":-5,"_141":-5,"_142":400,"_143":401,"_34":402,"_146":-5,"_147":-5,"_148":-5,"_149":-5,"_150":-5,"_74":400,"_151":-5},1339,4,"mbt retirement.jpg",{"_152":403,"_154":404,"_156":405,"_158":406,"_159":407},1523,"https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/xw4mgedxcj6i5qposg61l034h2da","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/xw4mgedxcj6i5qposg61l034h2da?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/xw4mgedxcj6i5qposg61l034h2da?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/xw4mgedxcj6i5qposg61l034h2da?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/xw4mgedxcj6i5qposg61l034h2da?variant=lqip",1343,"1916 MBT.jpg",{"_152":412,"_154":413,"_156":414,"_158":415,"_159":416},1527,"https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/fbgetwzd69pnbfy1pz2h90zrao98","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/fbgetwzd69pnbfy1pz2h90zrao98?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/fbgetwzd69pnbfy1pz2h90zrao98?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/fbgetwzd69pnbfy1pz2h90zrao98?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/fbgetwzd69pnbfy1pz2h90zrao98?variant=lqip",1338,"Feb 1915 'two good barbers'.jpg",{"_152":421,"_154":422,"_156":423,"_158":424,"_159":425},1522,"https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/u29hw6pi0dx62myoplwykjuqi74j","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/u29hw6pi0dx62myoplwykjuqi74j?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/u29hw6pi0dx62myoplwykjuqi74j?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/u29hw6pi0dx62myoplwykjuqi74j?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/u29hw6pi0dx62myoplwykjuqi74j?variant=lqip",1337,{"_152":429,"_154":430,"_156":431,"_158":390,"_159":432},1521,"https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/1akpqbgrofump8ec0kl81d32lven","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/1akpqbgrofump8ec0kl81d32lven?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/1akpqbgrofump8ec0kl81d32lven?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/1akpqbgrofump8ec0kl81d32lven?variant=lqip",465,"the-burgess-buildings","The Burgess Buildings",{"_34":374,"_65":375,"_74":376},7,{"_34":596,"_65":597,"_74":598},"56 W Bacon St, Pembroke, GA 31321, USA","

Local stories explain the existence of the Obelisk Flour ghost sign as dating back to the mid-1930s, when the grocer who operated his store out of the building fell on hard times and was paid by the company to have the advertisement placed on his building.

Thanks to stories shared by Mr. John Burgess, which he heard from his family about the mercantile store owner in the early days of downtown Pembroke, we were able to learn more about Reuben S. Burgess and Amelia Burgess (born Murrow), who occupied what was once known as the Burgess Buildings.

The Burgess Buildings occupied roughly a third of this block, made up of seven lots. Among them were this brick structure, a stucco filling station, a wooden restaurant building, and the Burgess family home, complete with Amelia’s garden at the corner of Church and Burkhalter Streets. For more than 120 years, these properties have housed a variety of businesses: a barbershop, pharmacy, plant company, furniture store, hardware store, and the Morrison-Bower Funeral Home.

Before their passing in 1936, several of the Burgess family’s own business ventures found a home in the Burgess Buildings, including their Mercantile Store, Plant Company, and Furniture Store.

R.S. Burgess’s Mercantile Store front can be seen in the background of the picture above, circa 1907, where the original train depot is also visible. (Click here to learn about our train depots.) Through sheriff’s sale records, we are able to see evidence of the Burgesses having faced financial struggles, like many did in the 1920s and 1930s, as his property appears for sale more than once over the years.

Through these newspapers, we also learn of Mr. Burgess’s involvement in shaping the early days of the City of Pembroke as one of its first council members, as well as helping to create the first code of ordinances in the summer of 1894. Civically involved business owners like R.S. Burgess were known to host city council meetings in their businesses after hours. Amelia’s involvement with her church resulted in the creation of the Amelia Burgess Circle, which appeared to be a women’s social group dedicated to giving back to Pembroke through volunteer work.

The sign in it's current condition is referred to as a 'Ghost Sign'. ‘Ghost signs’ refer to the old hand painted advertisements on the sides of buildings often seen in the older parts of city centers. This particular ghost sign was uncovered in 2011 and under the section 4 Facades of the Chapter 8 Downtown Design Guidelines for the Centralized Business District of the City of Pembroke Code of Ordinances the sign is protected.

The Ballard Flour Company used Egyptian motifs that were popularized in the U.S in the late 1800s (when the flour company was founded) due to the rise popularity of the 'Egyptian Revival Architecture'.*

Image 1: Tos Theater, date unknown

Image 2: The Pelham Journal (Pelham, GA) April.21.1922 issue, page 6

Image 3: The Murray News (Spring Place, GA) January.19.1907, page 4

Image 4: Pembroke Centennial book, page 15. Circa 1907.

Image 5: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) July.11.1925 page 3

Image 6: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) June.10.1932, page 3

Image 7: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) May. 9. 1931, page 1

Image 8: Ephemera located in Pembroke City Hall

Image 9: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) April.15.1943, page 4

Image 10: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) March. 29.1945, page 1

Image 11: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) May.5.1960. page 4

Image 12: Photo credit; Kaitlyn Capper July 2025, Contemporary Burgesses at the Burgess Building

*Ickow, S. Egyptian Revival The Institute of Fine Arts, New York University

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",32.1360913,-81.623566,[453,454,455,456,457,458,459,460,461,462,463,464],"Local stories explain the existence of the Obelisk Flour ghost sign as dating back to the mid-1930s, when the grocer who operated his store out of the building fell on hard times and was paid by the company to have the advertisement placed on his building. Thanks to stories shared by Mr. John Burgess, which he heard from his family about the mercantile store owner in the early days of downtown Pembroke, we were able to learn more about Reuben S. Burgess and Amelia Burgess (born Murrow), who occupied what was once known as the Burgess Buildings. The Burgess Buildings occupied roughly a third of this block, made up of seven lots. Among them were this brick structure, a stucco filling station, a wooden restaurant building, and the Burgess family home, complete with Amelia’s garden at the corner of Church and Burkhalter Streets. For more than 120 years, these properties have housed a variety of businesses: a barbershop, pharmacy, plant company, furniture store, hardware store, and the Morrison-Bower Funeral Home. Before their passing in 1936, several of the Burgess family’s own business ventures found a home in the Burgess Buildings, including their Mercantile Store, Plant Company, and Furniture Store. R.S. Burgess’s Mercantile Store front can be seen in the background of the picture above, circa 1907, where the original train depot is also visible. (Click here to learn about our train depots.) Through sheriff’s sale records, we are able to see evidence of the Burgesses having faced financial struggles, like many did in the 1920s and 1930s, as his property appears for sale more than once over the years. Through these newspapers, we also learn of Mr. Burgess’s involvement in shaping the early days of the City of Pembroke as one of its first council members, as well as helping to create the first code of ordinances in the summer of 1894. Civically involved business owners like R. S. Burgess were known to host city council meetings in their businesses after hours. Amelia’s involvement with her church resulted in the creation of the Amelia Burgess Circle, which appeared to be a women’s social group dedicated to giving back to Pembroke through volunteer work. The sign in it's current condition is referred to as a 'Ghost Sign'. ‘Ghost signs’ refer to the old hand painted advertisements on the sides of buildings often seen in the older parts of city centers. This particular ghost sign was uncovered in 2011 and under the section 4 Facades of the Chapter 8 Downtown Design Guidelines for the Centralized Business District of the City of Pembroke Code of Ordinances the sign is protected. The Ballard Flour Company used Egyptian motifs that were popularized in the U. S in the late 1800s (when the flour company was founded) due to the rise popularity of the 'Egyptian Revival Architecture'.*Image 1: Tos Theater, date unknownImage 2: The Pelham Journal (Pelham, GA) April.21.1922 issue, page 6Image 3: The Murray News (Spring Place, GA) January.19.1907, page 4Image 4: Pembroke Centennial book, page 15. Circa 1907.Image 5: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) July.11.1925 page 3Image 6: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) June.10.1932, page 3Image 7: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) May. 9. 1931, page 1Image 8: Ephemera located in Pembroke City HallImage 9: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) April.15.1943, page 4Image 10: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) March. 29.1945, page 1Image 11: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) May.5.1960. page 4Image 12: Photo credit; Kaitlyn Capper July 2025, Contemporary Burgesses at the Burgess Building*Ickow, S. 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This former landmark was not just an arrival and departure location for travelers and a community social center, but also helped demarcate the center and outer limits of the city. As demonstrated by Pembroke City Council Minutes from November 13th 1968, the city limits were set to, “A 1 mile radius from the center of town which is the train depot.”

\nIn October of that same year, Council was nearing completion of a plan to move the original train depot which would continue to serve as an event center, with a new train depot being built to replace it. An admixture of the unexpected death of sitting Mayor F.O. Miller in 1969 and discontinuation of passenger train travel by the rail company in the early 1970s led to the new train depot never having been built. \n

This wasn't our city's first train depot with the first having burnt down seemingly overnight in August of 1918.

Image 1: The Morning News (Savannah, GA) January 14, 1890 page 6

Image 2: https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn90052237/1918-08-02/ed-1/seq-1/

Image 3: post card circle late 1950's early 1960s viewed from S Main Street

Image 4: The Pembroke Journal and the Bryan County Enterprise (Pembroke, GA.) February.3.1928 issue, page 4

Image 5: The Pembroke Journal and Bryan Countian (Pembroke, GA.) October. 24. 1968 issue, page 5

Image 6: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA.) April.16.1970 issue, page 1 Train Depot viewed at several angles from E Bacon St during the Cancer Crusade Parade being used as a viewing platform by parade special guests

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The Pembroke Masonic Hall was built in 1905 as a two story building which housed a meeting space upstairs and ‘The Enterprise’ downstairs. This building also hosted several social events utilized as fundraisers for things such as building parks or in helping rebuild a local church. In reports of these social events you can often find names of some of the founding members of our community and future business owners.

",32.13499548912679,-81.62287046990586,[687],"The Pembroke Masonic Hall was built in 1905 as a two story building which housed a meeting space upstairs and ‘The Enterprise’ downstairs. This building also hosted several social events utilized as fundraisers for things such as building parks or in helping rebuild a local church. In reports of these social events you can often find names of some of the founding members of our community and future business owners. ",[686,18],{"_74":684,"_132":-5,"_133":685},[],"Tacky Party 1928.jpg","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/iia54s1ae374144i9f6es14hsylb?variant=desktop","new-stop-1705430047014",{"_104":688,"_101":24,"_132":-5,"_139":-5,"_140":-5,"_141":-5,"_142":684,"_143":689,"_34":690,"_146":-5,"_147":-5,"_148":-5,"_149":-5,"_150":-5,"_74":684,"_151":-5},1361,{"_152":691,"_154":692,"_156":693,"_158":685,"_159":694},1545,"https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/iia54s1ae374144i9f6es14hsylb","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/iia54s1ae374144i9f6es14hsylb?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/iia54s1ae374144i9f6es14hsylb?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/iia54s1ae374144i9f6es14hsylb?variant=lqip",534,"1927-city-hall","1927 City Hall",{"_34":671,"_65":18,"_74":672},{"_34":806,"_65":807,"_74":808},542,"60 S Main St, Pembroke, GA 31321, USA","

A local mystery emerged with the review of two aerial photographs of Pembroke taken circa 1957 and 1968, revealing a third building on the corner of what is now W Railroad St and S Main Street.

Through the examination of historic newspapers, assistance from the Bryan County Commissioners Office, and the City of Pembroke meeting minutes, the story behind the blurry photos began to emerge.

Here once stood the first known City Hall for the City of Pembroke. Construction was approved in late 1926 through a mutual agreement with Bryan County to utilize part of the space as a Pembroke-based county court annex. At the time, there was already a growing need for additional space outside the Clyde Courthouse to meet the county's municipal needs. This arrangement also allowed the two entities to share the financial burden of constructing the new two-story building splitting the cost.

City Council minutes from February 8, 1927 recorded that U.J. Bacon (who served as Mayor 1958-59) won the bid for the construction, which began in March 1927. City business in the new City Hall began in May of the same year. City Hall served as the location for clerical offices, water bill collection, municipal court sessions, and even occasional movie showings—prior to the construction of the Tos Theater.

The City of Pembroke appears to have vacated the building in the early 1940s. It was sold in 1944 for $499.45 (an estimated $9,000 in today’s money). The building went on to possibly house several automobile-related service businesses before eventually falling into disrepair. At this time, we are unable to confirm exactly when the building was demolished, but several community members recall an old, deteriorating building on this block being taken down sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s—the period during which the last confirmed images of the building were taken.

Based on the limited known images, the building appears to have been similar in height to the still-standing red brick Masonic Lodge Building and extended from their shared wall to the location of the first front door of the present-day one-story storefront.

Image 1: side by side of a 1957 aerial picture from City of Pembroke Collection vs 2024 Google Maps Screenshot

Image 2: November 12, 1926 Bryan County Commission Minutes

Image 3: February 8, 1927 City of Pembroke City Council Minutes

Image 4: The Bryan County Enterprise (Pembroke, GA) March 19, 1927 Issue, page 1

Image 5: The Bryan County Enterprise (Pembroke, GA) May 14, 1927 Issue, page 3

Image 6: The Bryan County Enterprise (Pembroke, GA) January 28, 1928 Issue, various pages

Image 7: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) February 19, 1937 Issue, page 1

Image 8: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA) March 11, 1948 Issue, page page 3

",32.13481414634118,-81.6228515217401,[715,716,717,718,719,720,721,722],"A local mystery emerged with the review of two aerial photographs of Pembroke taken circa 1957 and 1968, revealing a third building on the corner of what is now W Railroad St and S Main Street. Through the examination of historic newspapers, assistance from the Bryan County Commissioners Office, and the City of Pembroke meeting minutes, the story behind the blurry photos began to emerge. Here once stood the first known City Hall for the City of Pembroke. Construction was approved in late 1926 through a mutual agreement with Bryan County to utilize part of the space as a Pembroke-based county court annex. At the time, there was already a growing need for additional space outside the Clyde Courthouse to meet the county's municipal needs. This arrangement also allowed the two entities to share the financial burden of constructing the new two-story building splitting the cost. City Council minutes from February 8, 1927 recorded that U. J. Bacon (who served as Mayor 1958-59) won the bid for the construction, which began in March 1927. City business in the new City Hall began in May of the same year. City Hall served as the location for clerical offices, water bill collection, municipal court sessions, and even occasional movie showings—prior to the construction of the Tos Theater. The City of Pembroke appears to have vacated the building in the early 1940s. It was sold in 1944 for $499.45 (an estimated $9,000 in today’s money). The building went on to possibly house several automobile-related service businesses before eventually falling into disrepair. At this time, we are unable to confirm exactly when the building was demolished, but several community members recall an old, deteriorating building on this block being taken down sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s—the period during which the last confirmed images of the building were taken. 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Prior to Pembroke becoming the County Seat, that title was held by the City of Clyde located towards the center of Bryan County. The younger, larger and bustling Pembroke had been vying for the title of county seat. In 1936 Pembroke won the case to have the new county courthouse built within its city limits with it’s completion in 1938.

With World War 2 creating an increase in demand for the U.S. Armed forces there came a need for an additional training camp and rumors began that the Federal Government had set its sights on portion of Coastal Georgia, including the central portion of Bryan County. Clyde families moved towards the existing Pembroke or Ways Station on either end of Bryan County and Bryan County welcomed its new neighbors at Camp Stewart. This city jail was originally located in Clyde before being relocated to it's current location, which is a story this building shares with a few of the historic homes in our community.

Image 1: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA.) July.10.1936 issue, page 1

Image 2: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA.) April.29.1938, page 1

Image 3: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA.) October.24.1940 issue, page 1

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Built in the 1920s, owned and operated by the Tindol Family, the Tindol Hotel greeted and housed many guests and residents over its century watching of our downtown.

While not the first hotel and not always the only one in operation, the Tindol Hotel that will continue to be near and dear to the community with the hearty meals served, boarding offered to teachers and city employees, and the location often used for the “Citizens of Tomorrow” picture series done over the years which at the time gave the past a glimpse at the future generations but now provides us a glimpse at the childhoods of the 1940's to 1960's.

Image 1: The Pembroke Journal. (Pembroke, GA.) April.26.1962 issue, page 1

Image 2: The Pembroke Journal. (Pembroke, GA.) March.19.1964, page 1

Image 3: The Pembroke Journal. (Pembroke, GA.) January.29.1959, page 1

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First came the train, then came Pembroke...

The North Bryan area had long been home to a lumber and turpentine focused agricultural community. Other cash crops such as sugar cane, cotton, tobacco, and so on help support farmers and their families. But it wasn’t until the Savannah & Western Railroad extended it’s line between Meldrim and Savannah in 1889, having seen Ellabell as not as central as a loading point as they needed for their loading point and new train depot. This central point became Pembroke, and its first official residents M.E. Carter and Virginia Carter who lived out a set of decommissioned train cars.

By 1905 Pembroke had successfully sought it’s incorporation, in 1907 Pembroke National Bank had acquired it’s first safe and it’s cashier M.E, Carter oversaw the local newspaper “The Enterprise”. Mr. M.E Carter’s legacy can still be seen today not just in Pembroke’s growth he witnessed and documented, but that same paper which still exists several name changes and editors later. While there are some gaps in the coverage years there seemed to have been staff overlap over newspapers as the Pembroke based “Pembroke Journal” grew and moved from one building to other in downtown Pembroke before stretching its legs as the “Bryan County Times”.

Another token of Mr. M.E Carter’s legacy in coastal Georgia was his involvement as a trustee in the Industrial and Agricultural School in Bulloch County that later became Georgia Southern University.

Image 1: The Pembroke Journal (Pembroke, GA.) October.20.1938 issue, page 1

Image 2: Courtesy of the Georgia Southern University Special Collections First District Agricultural & Mechanical School Land Title Records

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