A tour around the future site of Troupville River Camp and River Park, at and near the Little River Confluence with the Withlacoochee River, just west of Valdosta, on GA 133 at Val Tech Road, off of I-75 Exit 18. Included are some more pictures of that old dam site and the likely location of the Thomasville Stage Road Bridge on the Little River. Withlacoochee River pictures include the proposed takeout for Troupville River Camp, a slough, and several cleared deadfalls. Plus Old Broad Street. All this could go on a kiosk for Troupville River Park.

Collage, Troupville, 2022-07-02

Using datapoints from this and other walkarounds, this map includes the apparent routes of two streets of old Troupville, the seat of Lowndes County before Valdosta: Broad Street, running north and south, and the Thomasville Stage Road, coming in from the west, joining at Troupville Town Square, where Swain’s Hotel and Tavern was. Archaeology is needed to confirm or disprove these routes, and to find other streets and sites.

Map: Troupville River Park in the WWALS map of the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail.

Old Thomasville Stage Road Bridge, 09:21:22, 30.8509301, -83.3481123

North Troupville Little River Fishing, 09:25:31, 30.8499694, -83.3482924

Little River Confluence, 09:35:37, 30.8472453, -83.3474851

Likely river access, Troupville River Camp, 09:39:10, 30.8465209, -83.3472641

Why no farther upstream: sandbar rapids, 09:40:31, 30.8463003, -83.3475333

Former DF1 logjam cleared, 09:41:57, 30.8458848, -83.3474451

Blondie eyes the Withlacoochee River, 09:42:55, 30.8459370, -83.3473878

Former DF2 logjam cleared, 09:46:11, 30.8453862, -83.3471698

Limbs and roots, 09:48:00, 30.8453294, -83.3470796

Former DF3 Big log cleared, 09:49:23, 30.8447547, -83.3475775

Blondie, tea-colored river, logjam, 09:51:26, 30.8453839, -83.3473251

Slough, 09:57:09, 30.8466553, -83.3464687

A trail? 10:00:46, 30.8471930, -83.3460670

Red metal, 10:07:05, 30.8493070, -83.3460560

Tung oil trees, 10:07:24, 30.8495181, -83.3463772

Pond at Troupville Town Square, 10:09:53, 30.8499342, -83.3463053

Blondie heads up Old Broad Street, 10:10:40, 30.8499342, -83.3463053

White bucket, 10:13:55, 30.8512380, -83.3451330

Park entrance, 10:16:55, 30.8525340, -83.3450000

Black bucket, 10:23:25, 30.8523084, -83.3465640

Troup Bridge, 10:26:08, 30.8523168, -83.3466514

A Troupville Dam timber, 10:29:23, 30.8519438, -83.3471898

There are more pictures on the WWALS website.

For some history of old Troupville, see:

• Ockolocoochee, Little River 1889-01-29
• A Sketch of the Early History of Lowndes County, Georgia by Georgia Genealogy Trails
• Does anybody have a copy of “White’s Statistics,” published by Dr. White in 1849?
• How about Montgomery M. Folsom’s series of articles, “Down the River” in the Valdosta Times in 1885?

Thanks to Suzy Hall for uncovering those last three items. More Troupville History later.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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