United States, Georgia, Harris County, Pine Mountain, 32.86485, -84.85411930/1939In 1930 Cason and Virginia Callaway purchased 2,500 acres of land in Harris County upon which a number of indigenous flowering plants, including the plumleaf azalea, grew. The couple developed the land, and in 1952 they opened the Ida Cason Gardens (later Callaway Gardens) to the public.Photograph of Cason and Virginia Callaway. Cason Callaway leans against a tree, and Virginia Callaway sits on a bench in front of a bush. They look to the right.In 1930 Cason and Virginia Callaway purchased 2,500 acres of land in Harris County, Georgia upon which a number of indigenous flowering plants, including the plumleaf azalea, grew. The couple developed the land, and in 1952 they opened the Ida Cason Gardens (later Callaway Gardens) to the public.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/callaway-familyForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/callaway-familyForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBusinessmen--Georgia--Pine MountainBusinesspeople--Georgia--Pine MountainMen--Georgia--Pine MountainWomen--Georgia--Pine MountainTextile manufacturers--Georgia--Pine MountainTrees--Georgia--Pine MountainHorticulturists--Georgia--Pine MountainBenches--Georgia--Pine MountainShrubs--Georgia--Pine MountainGardens--Georgia--Pine MountainCallaway, Virginia HandCallaway, Cason J. (Cason Jewell), 1894-1961Cason and Virginia CallawayStillImage