Buttermilks

Back in the early 1800s in Georgia, a piece of land measuring to be about 200 acres was purchased by two families. Covered in trees and unexplored territory, these families had great ambitions for this property, and immediately set to work. Two large homes were built, one on the far north side of the land and one on the west side. Beautifully built, the two homes almost exactly mirrored one another. Stark white paint coated the outside, with a picket fence running along the front. During the next 50 years, the two families collectively worked towards one common goal; to build a sanctuary for the lost, broken, and forgotten. Until the 1870s the property had no true name, really just known as the Smith & Cole property. When a new mayor was elected, he enforced an unofficial law stating that all properties exceeding 10 acres must have a name to be logged in the county's property ownership book. Unable to agree on a name together, the Smith family decided to split the land. Stricken by greed and the thought of having wealth, the Smith family waged a legal war against the Cole's and won, awarding themselves with 120 acres of the property. The Cole family, crushed but not defeated, signed the property book at the mayor's office - " Lavender Meadows " Years later, Lavender Meadows had grown into a flourishing community. Over the 80 acres of property, 10 small homes were built to house people from various walks of life. Walking trails were established in the woods behind the homes, large bridges stood over crystal clear creeks where fish swam lazily through the water speckled by sunlight peeking through the trees above. It was a peaceful and welcoming place to come to. The original house built by the Cole family still stood, lovingly maintained and cared for. Though the Cole family had slowly vanished, the dream they started so long before kept it's place at the head, leading the farm onward.

Over the span of nearly 100 years, Lavender Meadows gradually purchased back pieces of the land taken from them by the Smith family, eventually gaining back 115 of the acres stolen.