Andalusia

Georgia College & State University has introduced augmented reality to Andalusia, once home to its famed alumna and popular Southern writer Flannery O’Connor, ’45. An interactive, self-guided grounds tour is now available at Andalusia, allowing visitors to scan a QR code, located in the Interpretive Center, with their smartphone for a more in-depth glance into the past. “This new feature is on the cutting edge of delivery methods for interpretation in this area,” said Matt Davis, director...

Louis Cline, Mary “Flannery” O’Connor’s uncle, loved people. He longed to learn about others through his travels across Georgia as a salesman for King Hardware’s Wholesale Division. Louis lived both at Andalusia and in Atlanta. At Andalusia, he shared the farm with his sister, Regina Cline O’Connor, and his niece, Flannery O’Connor. In Atlanta, he lived first with his brother Dr. Bernard Cline and later with his sister Cleo Cline Tarleton.  Upon Louis' return from any trip, whether...