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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 418772, member: 5066"]Oddly enough, Charleston SC during much of the 18th century was the largest & richest city by far in America and yet walnut was not available there as it did not grow in the low country. It was cheaper to import Cuban mahogany to Charleston than import walnut from 150 miles away inland due to the horrible roads in the colonies. Which is why you see more 18th century furniture in Charleston built with Caribbean mahogany than walnut.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 418772, member: 5066"]Oddly enough, Charleston SC during much of the 18th century was the largest & richest city by far in America and yet walnut was not available there as it did not grow in the low country. It was cheaper to import Cuban mahogany to Charleston than import walnut from 150 miles away inland due to the horrible roads in the colonies. Which is why you see more 18th century furniture in Charleston built with Caribbean mahogany than walnut.[/QUOTE]
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