United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Darien, 31.37023, -81.433991900Pine timber was rafted down the Altamaha River to Darien's sawmills. The town became the leading center for export of lumber on the southern Atlantic coast during the late nineteenth century.Photograph of logs arriving at the Darien, Georgia lumber mill around 1900. Pine timber was rafted down the Altamaha River to Darien's sawmills. Mill workers stand on and around the logs. The mill building stands in the background. The town became the leading center for export of lumber on the southern Atlantic coast during the late nineteenth century.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/darienForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/darienForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaLumber trade--Georgia--DarienRivers--GeorgiaMills and mill-work--Georgia--DarienAltamaha River (Ga.)Rafts--Georgia--DarienTimber--Rafting--GeorgiaMen--Georgia--DarienBoaters (Persons)--Georgia--DarienBuildings--Georgia--DarienFactories--Georgia--DarienDarien Lumber Mill, ca. 1900StillImage