Jasper Ga Library Marble Statue

Jasper newton smith mausoleum in atlanta s oakland cemetery.

Jasper ga library marble statue.

Authentic francois duquesnoy 1597 1643 exquisite marble and bronze sculpture of a small chubby baby boy putto and a lizard. West memorials specializes in providing quality custom designed headstones monuments tombstones for your deceased loved ones. Erected by bryan m. Southern granite and marble fabricator bronze georgia granite base dedicated october 24 1912 in part.

Authentic francois duquesnoy 1597 1643 exquisite marble and bronze sculpture of. The expansion of the georgia marble company in the 1920s however brought jobs and new residents to the area. The marble was also used to make the statue of abraham lincoln in the lincoln memorial. Smith s statue is carved and positioned so that is appears to be looking at oakland cemetery s main entrance watching who comes and goes.

During the marble boom of the 1930s georgia marble was utilized for the longworth house office building in washington d c the puerto rican capitol the new york stock exchange and the cleveland federal reserve bank and public library in ohio. The source for georgia history georgia historical society ghs is the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting examining and teaching georgia history. Most of the marble is white but it is one of the few places in the world where. The value of the georgia marble company was reported to be more than 3 7 million.

As was his practice in life his statue wears no necktie. Approximately 20 feet in height with a 10 foot square base the marble statue was sculpted by j. The tate elementary school is built out of marble. Jasper suffered less than many of georgia s rural communities during the first decades of the twentieth century.

Dublin dublin carnegie library bellevue academy avenues cordele marble company fabricator marble. Wolz of savannah and erected by the georgia granite and marble co. Georgia marble company is located in marble hill near tate. The town felt the effects of the cotton economy s collapse in the 1920s and of the great depression in general.

Most of pickens county s early industry revolved around marble. Thomas chapter united daughters of the confederacy dalton georgia 1912 laurens county confederate monument. Ghs houses the oldest and most distinguished collection of materials related exclusively to georgia history in the n.