This is an old photo that depicts the original village of Stella. The structures are not so visible but shows us the original layout of Stella. We can see the road is in about the same location as it once was. I cannot for certain say which store is on the extreme left, but will ask at homecoming Aug 1, 2004. Nearer the left middle are stables where students kept their horses while at school according to my mother. The log looking building on the hill is the original old Stella school before 1926 according to an article on Stella by Mary Lee Harris published in the 178 page Homecoming '86 Giles County. On the right the white church is the Methodist Church which was moved from Mt. Carmel to Stella in the late 1920's, disbanded and demolished in 1964. The Mt Carmel Cemetery spring up around that church and is 2 miles north east of here on Tackett Branch Road. Apparently one can see the Stella Cumberland Presbyterian Church just above the Methodist Church but it is not clear from this copy. Marilyn Hare 22 Jul 2004.
