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Blizzard
Hit Here
In 1886
Jan. 4, 1886 was the
coldest day in 50 years.
The Ocmulgee Riber was
frozen over at Macon and
the thermometer
registered three degrees
above zero. The worst
blizzard ever known in
Houston County raged
from Friday through
Tuesday, according to the
files of The Jome Journal.
Houston
Farming
In 1875
A wide range of farm
products, including many
not so widely produced
now, were listed in The
Home Journal of Jan. 16,
1875, as coming from
Houston County farms the
previous year. Here are
some of them:
9,660 bales of cotfon
valued at $579,600; 662
bushels of rice valued at
$1,324;' 5,421 bushels of
wheat at $10,842; 907
bushels of rye, $1,814; 72
bushels of barley, $120;
16,378 bushels oats,
$16,378; 540,425 bushels
corn, $540,425.
52,000 bushels of sweet
potatoes at $56,000, 2,770
bushels of Irish potatoes at
$5,540; 528 lbs. tobacco at
$105; 9,000 gallons of cane
syrup, $6,000; 722 gallons
sorghum syrup $350; 3 tons
clover hay at $100; 328
gallons wine, $1,000; 89
bushels dried peaches,
SSOO, 161 bushels dried
apples, S4OO.
6,158 bu. peanuts, $6,158;
559 sheep, 10,302 hogs, 1,998
horses and mules and 3,425
head of cattle.
.Houston Manufacturing
vCiei. at Houston Factory
made 383,727 yards of 4-4
sheeting, 2,550 lbs. of
sewing thread and 2,895
lbs. of knitting thread.
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Houston Men Fought
In Spanish-American War
The May 19, 1896 issue of
Home Jounal lists the
names of the 99 officers
and enlisted men who
enlisted to fight in the
Spanish-American War as
Georgia volunteers. The
company under command
of Capt. W.C. Davis of
Perry was known as
Company B of the First
Regiment. The eight
Houston County men in
this company were Capt.
Daivs, Corporal J.S.
Rainey, Privates John
Bennett, Frank Gaddy,
Phil Grant, Joe Kunz,
William Johnson, and
Rome Stripling.
The June 30, 1898 issue of
Home Journal names first
lieutenant C.E. Gilbert of
Perry as one of the of
fiacers, The Nov. 24, 1898
issue reports that Capt.
C.E. Gilbert and several
other young men of
Houston County who
enlisted in the third
regiment of U.S. Volun
teers were enroute to Cuba
via Savannah to fight in
Spanish-American War.
Industry
In 1900
In 1900, there was a
cotton mill, a cotton gin, a
knitting mill, a crate and
basket factory, a fertilizer
factory, a plow handle
factory, an iron foundry, 3
canning factories and 3
turpentine distilleries in
Houston County, More
than 200 hands were em
ployed in these various
factories.
The fertilizer factory
was located at Grovania on
the Southern Railway.
Near Fort Valley was the
Merchant Mill, run by
water, with patent roller
process and having a
capacity of 40 barrels of
flour per day.
The knitting mill, valued
at SIO,OOO, made ladies'
underwear exclusively.
(The above information
was given in Georgia:
Historical and Industrial,
published in 1901).
Earthquake
Hit In 1886
Earthquake shocks were
felt in all parts of Houston
County Tuesday, Aug. 31,
1886. No one was hurt but
many badly frightened.
Later it was found that
Charleston, S.C. was the
center of disturbance.
TWO CENTURIES YOUNG ...
The Star-Spangled Banner streams over the land of the free
and the home of the brave, two centuries after the founding
of this nation. As we look back on our history— that first
struggle for independence and subsequent struggles to build
a nation we can be proud of the many great achievements
of the past, while we look forward to the continued efforts
of Americans in the years ahead to make our forefathers’
dream be fully realized. Theirs was the vision —a vision of
“One nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”
On the 200th Anniversary of America’s birth, we salute her
banner...long may it wave!
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