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History preserved in Statesboro
Couple protects local farm from progress
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The original tractor purchased by Paul H. Johnson is sheltered by the old train depot on the farm.
Only long-time residents are familiar with "old Statesboro," where much of the town's current business district was nothing but woods and farmland. Where Buckhead Plaza now stands, there was once a stately home with rolling pasture, and the Southern Square shopping center was a thick forest of pines. With progress consuming the quiet woodlands and historic farms, some are concerned about the threat of losing those lush green spaces.
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