About Swints Pecans & Candies

About Swints Pecans & Candies

About Swints Pecans & Candies

About Swints Pecans & Candies

About Swints Pecans & Candies

In 1904, George Clinton Swint of Milner, Georgia, married his sweetheart, Ida Mae Woodall. In 1920's, the construction of the Dixie Highway (later designated US 41) brought new traffic through the center of the Woodall and Swint Properties.This became the main route for traveling by car from Chicago to Miami and brought lots of tourist traffic. Tragedy struck in the mid 1920's when the family's entire cotton crop was destroyed by boll weevil beetles. Luck had it that the family also grew pecans. In order to save the family from financial ruin, Ida Mae began selling grocery bags full of pecans off their front porch to tourists driving by on US 41. Tourists loved it, This began the legacy of Swint's Pecans and Candies. Although the business has grown, the recipes and southern charm have stayed the same.Read their story