The Quirky History,Savannah,Georgia And The United States

I wrote about The CSS Georgia in March Of 2015.It was my first story to go viral on Facebook. It is about The South's War Ship that sank in the Savannah River.In 2015 a amazing undertaking of bringing up The CSS Georgia was started. The deepening of the shipping channel in Savannah, Georgia, won’t be dredging up just mud and sand. For about the next nine months, divers will be working to bring up the CSS Georgia, piece by rusted piece, from nearly 40 feet down in the Savannah River. CSS Georgia, also known as State of Georgia and Ladies’ Ram, was built in Savannah, Georgia in 1862 and was originally designed to be an ironclad warship. Funding in the amount of $115,000 for her construction was provided by the Ladies’ Gunboat Association. The removal of the CSS Georgia is necessary for the state and federal project, which will see the channel go from 42 to 47 feet so massive cargo container ships can use the port without relying on the tide. After settling to the bottom of Savannah R...

 "A Treasure Among Savannah Historic District Hotels".The Hotel DeSoto "reigns as 'Savannah’s hotel,' a beloved landmark that has played gracious hostess to presidents, local personalities and visitors since 1890. Treasured period details, including original crystal chandeliers and terracotta tiles, mix seamlessly with contemporary art, creating a thoughtful juxtaposition between history and modern-day style." The original Hotel DeSoto was a 300-room resort, designed by  William G. Preston  and built in 1890. It closed in 1965 and was demolished. The current structure was built on the site of the original hotel, and opened in 1968 as the DeSoto Hilton. [  It was renovated in 2017, at a cost of $9.4 million, and renamed The DeSoto. It is a member of the  Historic Hotels of America  program, run by the  National Trust for Historic Preservation .

NIP PLOT TO DESTROY U. S. PORTS SAVANNAH AND JACKSONVILLE BRUNSWICK Premature Blast in  Georgia  Results in Arrest of Three Suspects BRUNSWICK, Ga„ Aug. 28 CUP). Chief of Police J. E. Register of Brunswick announced today arrest of three white men charged with participating in an alleged plot to destroy the ports of Brunswick,  Savannah  and Jacksonville, Fla., through which much of the nation's naval stores are shipped. Motive for the alleged plot was not divulged by authorities, who have conducted a searching Inquiry for perpetrators since August 16, when premature explosion of dynamite at the Atlantic Coast line dock here failed to touch off gasoline sprinkled over the wharf. HUGE STORES MENACED There were 100,000 barrels of naval stores piled on the docks, whose destruction by fire would have leveled the entire  waterfront  here. The three men arrested were W. H. Smith. Barron Phillips and Stacey Prescott, Chief Register said. They were suspected as tou...

A Mule Deal Gone wrong. FATAL MULE TRADE. IT RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF TWO BOYS. Willie and John Bird Are Hh»t Dead by R. J. Norton at Guyton, Georgia, Yesterday. Special to the Mercury. Savannah (Ga.). July 18.— At Guyton today, R. J. Norton, son of a physician of this city, shot at and killed two brothers named Willie and . John Bird. Yesterday young Norton and Willie Bird traded mules, and to-day Willie Biid, accompanied by his brother John, went to Norton’s place to get him to trade hack. Norton refused, and John Bird, drawing a pistol, told Willie to break open the stable door and recover his mule. At this point young Norton shot the Birds dead. Norton has Hed.

Escape Expert Recaptured SAVANNAH,  Ga. GP) Forrest Turner, notorious  Georgia  escape expert,' who with two other men led a wholesale break April 16 from Tattnall state prison, today was back behind bars while police combed this city for two companions who fled when Turner was captured last night. Police Sgt. H. W. Hutto said one ! of the fugitives was believed to be [ Leland Harvey, like Turner a hard- : to-hold convict with a long record of jailbreaks. Harvey and a third prisoner, D. C. Black, were the ringleaders with Turner in engineering the 25-man break. Turner was seized without a struggle when Motorcycle Patrol- , man W. A. Shuman shot out the i tires on the car in which the three were riding near the  Savannah   waterfront,  Hutto said. An automatic shotgun and a pistol were found in the car. Capture of Turner brought to 20 | the number of convicts returned to custody since the mass escape, an episode which brought on a multiple investigation of c...