Monthly Archives: June 2011
Vanishing Irwin County
http://www.blurb.com/books/2289114 Inspired by the success of Vanishing South Georgia, I have initiated a long-term project of books related to specific counties and localities within its boundaries. My first efforts to that end focus on Irwin County, a predominately agricultural area … Continue reading
Filed under *BOOKS*, --IRWIN COUNTY GA--
Summer House Restaurant, Reidsville
http://www.thesummerhouserestaurant.com/index.html
Filed under --TATTNALL COUNTY GA--, Reidsville GA
Claxton High School, 1922
Willis Irvin, Architect This now serves as the Claxton Middle School.
Filed under --EVANS COUNTY GA--, Claxton GA
D. A. R. Patriot’s Arch, 1913, Colonial Park Cemetery
This monumental arch was erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution to memorialize the Revolutionary War veterans buried in Colonial Park Cemetery.
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Tomb of James Hunter & Avenue of Palms
Colonial Park Cemetery This scene is near the modern entrance to the cemetery. Early 20th century postcards identify this lane of trees as the Avenue of Palmettos, and they were apparently planted in the late 19th century, as they appear … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
Great Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1820
Colonial Park Cemetery Though its pathology was unknown at the time, the Great Yellow Fever Epidemic which plagued Savannah throughout 1820 claimed over 700 lives, including two physicians who attempted to treat the afflicted. Several similar epidemics would follow.
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
General Samuel Elbert, Georgia Patriot
Colonial Park Cemetery (1740 – 1 November 1788) Samuel Elbert, who migrated to Georgia from South Carolina, served on the Council of Safety and the first Provincial Congress of Georgia in 1775. He was Lieutenant Colonel of the first Continental … Continue reading
Filed under --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA
