Ludowici in Long County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Long County Timeline Mural
Completed May 1997
Photographed By Mike Stroud, January 4, 2009
1. Long County Timeline Mural Marker
Inscription.
Long County Timeline Mural. Completed May 1997. Altahama River borders Long County and was a boundry between the Indians and early settlers. During the Revolutionary War, Fort Telfair at Beard's Bluff provided safety for the colonists. Frontiersmen made a living cutting trees. They fastened logs together, floated them down the Altahama to Darien, sold them and walked 40 miles home. By mid 1840's a railroad arrived in Johnson's Station, later renamed Ludowici. From 1904-1914 William Ludowici used local clay to manufacture roofing tiles at a plant on Factory Hill. In appreciation of money contributed for a new school, the town was renamed. After 1910 Ludowici's downtown grew into a row of storefronts on this street. Fire destroyed the block in the 1970's. The 1990's brought population growth and the completion of a new school. There is promise of a bright future for citizens of "a county on the go.", Acknowledgements: , The Long County Mural project sponsored by the Long County Chamber of Commerce was funded by donations and through a grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts, Grassroots Arts Program. Chamber president Richard Flournoy suggested the mural for the Wiregrass Trail tourism project. The timeline theme was designed by Melanie Stokes. Activities were coordinated by Nancy Dare., Thanks to the building owner Richard Coronado who let us use his wall and the many who contributed some financially, others as artist, painters and as friends of the mural project. Thank you Long County., Volunteers and Contributors: , ( List of 77 names ) , Long County Chamber of Commerce , Board of Directors , 1996-1997 , ( List of 10 members) . This historical marker was erected in 1997 by Long County Chamber of Commerce. It is in Ludowici in Long County Georgia
Altahama River borders Long County and
was a boundry between the Indians and
early settlers. During the Revolutionary
War, Fort Telfair at Beard's Bluff provided
safety for the colonists. Frontiersmen
made a living cutting trees. They fastened
logs together, floated them down the
Altahama to Darien, sold them and walked
40 miles home. By mid 1840's a railroad
arrived in Johnson's Station, later renamed
Ludowici. From 1904-1914 William Ludowici
used local clay to manufacture roofing tiles
at a plant on Factory Hill. In appreciation
of money contributed for a new school,
the town was renamed. After 1910 Ludowici's
downtown grew into a row of storefronts
on this street. Fire destroyed the block in
the 1970's. The 1990's brought population
growth and the completion of a new school.
There is promise of a bright future for
citizens of "a county on the go."
Acknowledgements:
The Long County Mural project sponsored
by the Long County Chamber of Commerce
was funded by donations and through a
grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts,
Grassroots Arts Program. Chamber president
Richard Flournoy suggested
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the mural for
the Wiregrass Trail tourism project. The
timeline theme was designed by Melanie
Stokes. Activities were coordinated by
Nancy Dare.
Thanks to the building owner Richard
Coronado who let us use his wall and the
many who contributed some financially,
others as artist, painters and as friends
of the mural project. Thank you Long County.
Volunteers and Contributors:
( List of 77 names )
Long County Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
1996-1997
( List of 10 members)
Location. 31° 42.598′ N, 81° 44.672′ W. Marker is in Ludowici, Georgia, in Long County. Marker is on McQueen Street near Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ludowici GA 31316, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,600 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 6, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.