Published by Louisville Drug Co., Louisville, Georgia, Art tone glo-var finished, Made only by Beals, Des Moines, Iowa, Tifton, Feb 13, 10 PM, 1943, Ga., Post card, Louisville, Feb 12, 10 PM, 1943, Ga., United States of America, Industry, Agriculture, 1, For defense, Postage 1 cent, Miss Jane Conner, P.O. The old Market House building is not without controversy. Pirates were later captured and brought into Savannah, and the bell hung in the state capitol - then located in Louisville. Louisville’s City Council approves the removal of the Old Slave Market pending litigation and a final plan. The bell hanging in this market and shown in the picture was cast for a French Convent in New Orleans, captured by pirates on the way over to this country. An 1860s slave market on Whitehall Street, though this block is now part of. Built in 1758, the only slave market in America is pictured on the reverse side. This old structure was built of iron wood at the junction of three important highways, and the present timbers are original. Old slave market, built 1758, Louisville, Ga. (Georgia's first capitol) Verso: Darling, wish you could be here this is such an interesting place.
The exact disposition of it has not yet been determined.Recto: Old slave market, built 1758, Louisville, Ga. On Augthe city council of Louisville voted four to one to remove the structure from the town's downtown area.
On Ja protest took place in the town attended by hundreds of people, and one of their demands was that the market had to go. The town population is 2,500, about 30% of which are Black. CSRA News Petition circulating to remove the Old Slave Market by: Wes Cooper Posted: / 11:36 PM EDT Updated: / 11:36 PM EDT LOUISVILLE, Ga. Though the town was named for Frances King Louis XVI, it is always pronounced English-style. It is located southwest of Augusta on the Ogeechee River, and its population was 2,712 at the 2000 census. It is the former capital of Georgia and is the county seat of Jefferson County. In June 2020 amid the George Floyd protests, a petition circulated in Louisville to have the Old Market removed from the town, which quickly gained 4,000 signatures. Louisville is a town in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. Created / Published Documentation compiled after 1933 Headings - slavery - markets - Georgia - Jefferson County - Louisville Notes - Significance: This old Slave Market was erected in 1758, at what was then the junction of the Georgetown and Savannah Trails. Recent research casts doubt on the contention that it was used to sell slaves. However it was known to be used to sell slaves, and has commonly been called the "Slave Market" in recent years.
The Old Market House is a registered historical building that has been in Louisville since. It was originally constructed as a "market house" to be used for official sales such as property and furniture. Purchased on the block at the Louisville, Georgia Slave. The market was built sometime between 17, based on extant newspapers of the time and other historical records. Old Slave Market, Built In 1758, Louisville, Ga. It is currently surrounded by a low brick wall and shrubbery, all of recent origin. The structure sits midway on a mall in the middle of Broad Street, at the intersection of Mulberry Street.
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