- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Jasper, 1880s
- Date of Original:
- 1880/1889
- Subject:
- Cities and towns--Georgia
Snow--Georgia--Jasper
Buildings--Georgia--Jasper
Dwellings--Georgia--Jasper
Barns--Georgia--Jasper
Farm buildings--Georgia--Jasper
Jasper (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Pickens County, Jasper, 34.46787, -84.42909
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Jasper, the seat of Pickens County, was incorporated in 1857. The town grew slowly until 1883, when the arrival of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad spurred the expansion of the area's cotton and marble industries.
Historic photograph of Jasper, Georgia, the seat of Pickens County, blanketed in snow. Jasper, which was incorporated in 1857, grew slowly until 1883, when the arrival of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad spurred the expansion of the area's cotton and marble industries. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/jasper/m-7946/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Robert S. Davis
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/jasper
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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