- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Roosevelt Farm historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Meriwether County
Farms--Georgia--Meriwether County - People:
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Meriwether County, 33.04066, -84.68831
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 85W. just north of Ga. 190
Text of marker: "ROOSEVELT FARM. Over 2200 acres atop Pine Mountain were purhcased 1926-37, by Franklin D. Roosevelt, some 150 acres of which were pasture and crop land - the rest in pine and hardwoods. The farm was operated on a self-sustaining basis by adherence to methods consonant with practical farming in this section and emphasis on erosion control, reforestation, cover crops, and general soil conservation. The program embraced animal husbandry - cattle, hogs, and poultry - together with fruits and vegetables, as a practical model for Roosevelt's neighbors. These products supplied the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation during the austerities of food rationing in the 2nd World War period. Having served their orgiginal purpose, the farm buildings were removed in 1959 and pine trees planted in keeping with the President's love of forests. 099-5 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1959" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_roosevelt-farm
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_roosevelt-farm
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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