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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 68918, member: 44"]Boy, this is a pain. This is the 2nd time I have written this message. The first time I forgot I wasn't logged in. Of course it didn't post until I signed in. When I signed in the &$@)(;: message vaporized!!! Nowwww let me see if I can remember the points I was trying to tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>With lumber and Georgia, Savannah is certainly a good possibilty because Georgia like Alabama and Mississippi are big suppliers of pine, lumber, pulp. In fact today the biggest cash crop in Mississippi is pulp wood. Pine forests covers much of the state. Also Savannah is the only real seaport in GA. The rub here is that those views of the town, stores, streets certainly is not Savannah. Those views look like a frontier town. As Baker pointed out Savannah was a well established city by the Civil War. It had sidewalks with some of their streets bricked or cobblestoned. In fact by the 1820s it was the 18th largest city in the country. I suspect these pics were taken for a lumber related business. That buisness was probably the Sheridan's Mill that owned that railroad equipment.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a feeling these 2 stereoviews are not of the same place. The one on the left could be of a smaller town out in the country near where the logging was done. Possibly it was up the river, inland, from Savannah. The stereoview on the right is the seaport (possibly Savannah) where the lumber was taken for shipment to wherever. The right stereoview is of a much more cosmopolitan place. The church is bigger with a well made fence and sidewalks. The view to the left of that church is a cemetery. I'm not sure but I think the graves are above ground in New Orleans fashion because of a high water level. I haven't researched Savannah cemeteries, but I would not be surprised if above ground burials were necessary there also.</p><p><br /></p><p>Following are links to stereoviews of Savannah with some in the same timeframe as these. I have only looked at a few. There are some of their port shipping, river, area as well as streets, cemeteries and churches. You might look though them for any like yours. Link to the pages are at the bottom of each page. They are on the Savannah College of Art & Design website.</p><p><br /></p><p>Page 1 - Streets, cemeteries:</p><p><a href="http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=0&sp=1&suite=def" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=0&sp=1&suite=def" rel="nofollow">http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=0&sp=1&suite=def</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Page 2 - Cemeteries, churches, downtown:</p><p><a href="http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=1&sp=1&suite=def" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=1&sp=1&suite=def" rel="nofollow">http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=1&sp=1&suite=def</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Page 7 - Scroll down a little for views of Riverfront, ships, ..:</p><p><a href="http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=6&sp=1&suite=def" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=6&sp=1&suite=def" rel="nofollow">http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=6&sp=1&suite=def</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 68918, member: 44"]Boy, this is a pain. This is the 2nd time I have written this message. The first time I forgot I wasn't logged in. Of course it didn't post until I signed in. When I signed in the &$@)(;: message vaporized!!! Nowwww let me see if I can remember the points I was trying to tell. With lumber and Georgia, Savannah is certainly a good possibilty because Georgia like Alabama and Mississippi are big suppliers of pine, lumber, pulp. In fact today the biggest cash crop in Mississippi is pulp wood. Pine forests covers much of the state. Also Savannah is the only real seaport in GA. The rub here is that those views of the town, stores, streets certainly is not Savannah. Those views look like a frontier town. As Baker pointed out Savannah was a well established city by the Civil War. It had sidewalks with some of their streets bricked or cobblestoned. In fact by the 1820s it was the 18th largest city in the country. I suspect these pics were taken for a lumber related business. That buisness was probably the Sheridan's Mill that owned that railroad equipment. I have a feeling these 2 stereoviews are not of the same place. The one on the left could be of a smaller town out in the country near where the logging was done. Possibly it was up the river, inland, from Savannah. The stereoview on the right is the seaport (possibly Savannah) where the lumber was taken for shipment to wherever. The right stereoview is of a much more cosmopolitan place. The church is bigger with a well made fence and sidewalks. The view to the left of that church is a cemetery. I'm not sure but I think the graves are above ground in New Orleans fashion because of a high water level. I haven't researched Savannah cemeteries, but I would not be surprised if above ground burials were necessary there also. Following are links to stereoviews of Savannah with some in the same timeframe as these. I have only looked at a few. There are some of their port shipping, river, area as well as streets, cemeteries and churches. You might look though them for any like yours. Link to the pages are at the bottom of each page. They are on the Savannah College of Art & Design website. Page 1 - Streets, cemeteries: [URL]http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=0&sp=1&suite=def[/URL] Page 2 - Cemeteries, churches, downtown: [URL]http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=1&sp=1&suite=def[/URL] Page 7 - Scroll down a little for views of Riverfront, ships, ..: [URL]http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/CollectionViewPage.external?lang=eng&sp=1000003&sp=6&sp=1&suite=def[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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