Click image to enlarge. The Jared Gross home is an exceptionally fine example of an I-House dating to the early 1850s. Traveler's Rest, located just south of the Gross home, was once a popular stop for travel-weary passengers along the Jacksonville-to-Montgomery stagecoach route. These, along with a few other remaining structures, make up the ensemble of historic homes in the early settlement of Old Eastaboga. The center of settlement moved north in the 1880s for proximity to the railroad, beginning Old Eastaboga’s decline. To further demonstrate how things have changed over the past century and a half, Old Eastaboga is now only a hundred yards north of Interstate 20. With proper direction and stewardship, these historic resources do have potential. A creative, comprehensive plan could make these resources part of a regional tourism initiative, taking advantage of their proximity to the interstate system.
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