Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Every Now and Then was a column featuring a little piece of Douglas County history Douglasville Patch ran every week, beginning when we launched, more than a year ago. The articles were always well received and we've decided to revive them.
(Editor's note: This article was first published on Douglasville Patch on Aug. 15 2011, before the tragic fire that destroyed the mill.) This past week I performed a little experiment. I threw the word “history” out to various people–friends, waitresses, store clerks, even a couple of surprised strangers–and asked them to tell me what immediately popped into their minds. Various words were thrown back to me–events, dates, maps, wars, battles–and the list goes on. None of the responses really surprised me, but there are other words to parallel with the word history. Words like preservation, remember, and trust come to mind and unfortunately, the words failure, greed, demolish, surrender, neglect, and ignore are on the flipside as I continue…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Every Now and Then was a column featuring a little piece of Douglas County history Douglasville Patch ran every week, beginning when we launched, more than a year ago. The articles were always well received and we've decided to revive them.
Editor's note: Lisa Cooper's newest work can be found at douglascountyhistory.blogspot.com. Over the past three weeks I’ve taken a look at the New South philosophy that our town fathers adhered to as they developed Douglasville. I first focused on the railroad here and here, and last week I provided a few details about Joseph S. James, Douglasville’s first mayor and the number one cheerleader for New South ideals, here. The Georgia General Assembly approved Douglasville as our county seat about the same time New South ideals were gaining momentum across the South, so business and political leaders had a unique opportunity to set up each facet of the town to fit the New South image. The main commercial district was positioned to run …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The fire at the Cotton Mill in Douglasville continues to be very unsafe and volatile.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
The fire at the General Western Cotton Mill in Douglasville continues to burn, mostly underneath the rubble and debris. However, open flames periodically break through to the surface. The site continues to be very unsafe and volatile. The volume of smoke has diminished but is still billowing northward from the site. Bankhead Highway/US Highway 78 adjacent to the Mill site is open, and the smoke is no longer a traffic hazard. The side streets-Hagin Street and Courtland Street-adjacent to the Mill site continue to be closed. These are the access points for the Douglas County Fire/EMS Department which continues to monitor the site. The Brown Street railroad crossing directly across Bankhead Highway from the Mill site is closed. Saturday night…
Monday, August 15, 2011
How Douglasville is losing its most valuable historical asset.
This past week I performed a little experiment. I threw the word “history” out to various people–friends, waitresses, store clerks, even a couple of surprised strangers–and asked them to tell me what immediately popped into their minds. Various words were thrown back to me–events, dates, maps, wars, battles–and the list goes on. None of the responses really surprised me, but there are other words to parallel with the word history. Words like preservation, remember, and trust come to mind and unfortunately, the words failure, greed, demolish, surrender, neglect, and ignore are on the flipside as I continue examining the winding path of history our cotton mill in Douglasville has taken. I shared the story last week regarding how Douglasville…
Monday, August 8, 2011
Prior to the Civil War and for years afterwood cotton was the major ingredient to the southern economy.
Over the past three weeks I’ve taken a look at the New South philosophy that our town fathers adhered to as they developed Douglasville. I first focused on the railroad here and here, and last week I provided a few details about Joseph S. James, Douglasville’s first mayor and the number one cheerleader for New South ideals, here. The Georgia General Assembly approved Douglasville as our county seat about the same time New South ideals were gaining momentum across the South, so business and political leaders had a unique opportunity to set up each facet of the town to fit the New South image. The main commercial district was positioned to run parallel along the railroad track so that it could be seen by travelers who might be looking to …
John Barker
11:25 am on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Thank you Lisa, for all of your great help and for including that. I meant to put it at the top of the article and got distracted! I will next time! more ›