|
List Price: $19.99Amazon.com's Price: $15.59 You Save: $4.40 (22%)as of 11/24/2009 06:17 EST details
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Now!
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780738513744
ISBN: 0738513741
Label: Arcadia Publishing
Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: July 15, 2001
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Studio: Arcadia Publishing
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
In the 1830s and 1840s, low country planters came to Roswell, Georgia, seeking relief from the heat and malaria that plagued Georgiaís golden coast. The wealthy plantation owners were attracted to the temperate North Georgia climate by Roswell Kingóa former Glynn County plantation supervisor, builder, and entrepreneurówho promised his friends free land on which to build their homes and stock in the textile mill he built in 1839. The village of Roswell was laid out in 1840 with wide streets, a park, mills, and a residential area, and a community founded by devout Presbyterians and hard-working industrialists began to take shape. ÝÝBy the onset of the Civil War, Roswell had two cotton mills, a woolen mill, and flour and grist mills nearby. The townís strategic location near the Chattahoochee River made it a target of Union Gen. William T. Sherman during his March to the Sea in 1864. While Federal soldiers occupied Roswell that summer, none of the grand homes of the town were destroyed. Residents persevered the tolls of war and Reconstruction to rebuild mills and strengthen the local economy. A small and rural community through the early part of the 20th century, Roswell experienced phenomenal growth in the latter half of the century to become a bustling Atlanta suburb; yet much of the charm and small-town character remains and thousands of tourists are attracted each year by its beautiful antebellum homes and buildings. These treasured landmarks are the subject of this engaging retrospective, and each snapshot glimpse will illuminate the Roswell of yesteryear. ÝÝ
Average Rating: 
Rating: -
I was born and raised in Roswell an my family dates back to the earliest settlers of Roswell. It was very interesting reading about and seeing pictures of old Roswell. I was surprised to see that my father even contributed some pictures to the book! It provides a good background to anyone interested in early North Georgia history. It's always amazing to me the discrepancy between the Roswell elite and the working poor and how they lived. The wealthy lived in amazing homes, but you must wonder how ... Read More
Television Show
Collectibles
Movie Searches
|
|
|
Search for posters,
art prints, photos, collectables, merchandise, toys, t-shirts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TV Guide
Program listings, celebrity profiles, industry
gossip, movie reviews, puzzle.
More
Entertainment
& TV Magazines
This site is
Hosted
by Bluehost
Read
my Bluehost Review
Most Popular TV collectibles
|
|
Home
Articles
Images
Forum
Search
Shopping
TV Trivia
Watch TV
Wallpaper
