- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Nathanael Greene Residence
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1880
- Subject:
- Facades--Georgia--Cumberland Island
Ruins--1870-1880
People--Georgia--Cumberland Island
Women--1870-1880
Dairy barns--Georgia--Cumberland Island
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786--Homes & haunts--Georgia--Cumberland Island - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Camden County, Cumberland Island, 30.85107, -81.44843
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the ruins of the dairy at Dungeness, the residence of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene, on Cumberland Island, Georgia.
Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) was a military leader and politician from the colony of Rhode Island. In 1770, Greene was chosen to serve in the Rhode Island General Assembly and was re-elected in 1771, 1772 and 1775. During the Revolutionary War, Greene rose to the rank of major general of the Continental Army. In 1785, Greene moved to his estate on the Georgia coast. He died a year later of sunstroke. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.694.001
ahc170694001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/401
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
