On the third weekend in September, the Inman Community just south of Fayetteville will be flooded with tractors, music and thousands of visitors as the community celebrates its Annual Farm Heritage Days, a tribute to the community in years gone by.

The Minter Farm on Hills Bridge Rd. off Ga. Hwy. 92 will be filled with the sights and sounds of tractors, one-cycle engines, live music, games and thousands of visitors. Last year’s three-day festival drew an estimated 12,000 people. This year promises to be bigger and better, organizers say.

Rick Minter, along with his wife Joanne, is spearheading the event. And those who know say this year’s show has a number of new attractions that will make the show even more attractive to families.

“In addition to the old steam tractor, the saw mill, the threshing machine, the blacksmith booth and the oldest log cabin in Fayette County, there are some new items you won’t see just anywhere,” a spokesperson said. “The Walls family of Cumming has donated a cotton gin. The old Fayetteville Milling Company grist mill, which belonged to the late Mr. Hugh Jackson, will be in operation. A syrup mill and pot which belong to Charles Harp are going to be in place this year. And Mr. Zane Bristol of East Point is going to have one of the rarest treats to be found anywhere—he will bring a Fordson pavement roller made around 1920. This machine is one of only a handful of its kind known to exist in the world.”

Minter says his desire in hosting the three-day event has been to keep the name of Inman and its heritage alive. he noted that so many old communities from our past seem to vanish into obscurity. He says his greatest thrill connected to the event is to be in North Carolina or another state for a tractor show, and to overhear someone talking about going to Inman.

Minter is also quick to talk about what a community effort the event is. He gives credit to the Inman Church and many individuals who work so hard and are so generous each year.

Among the items to be given away this year are a quilt made by Mrs. Anne Drake, an afghan made by Mrs. Ellen McLucas, and a 1940 A John Deere tractor which is being donated by the Minters.

Planned activities include the Inman Heritage booth, face painting, tractor parades, various primitive crafts at the log cabin, and pedal tractor races for the kids.

The “Old String Benders” will provide live music on Friday and Saturday nights beginning about 7:30 p.m.

Many types of craft items will be for sale, and the men of Inman Church will again sponsor the concession stand featuring collard greens, cornbread barbecue, hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and drinks.

Sunday morning, Sept. 17, the final day of the event, the Inman United Methodist Church will have an outdoor worship service at the farm beginning at 8:30 a.m.
For more information about Inman Heritage Days, call Rick or Joanne Minter at 770-461-2840.

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