Historic towns of the southern states by Lyman P. Powell
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"Historic towns of the southern states" by Lyman P. Powell is a collection of historical essays written in the early 20th century. It surveys notable Southern towns and cities—their founding, growth, conflicts, and civic culture—through contributions by regional scholars and is richly illustrated. Expect engaging local narratives paired with analysis of economics, war, and reconstruction that together chart the making of the urban South. The opening of the volume sets a patriotic,
educational, and conciliatory tone in the preface, then, in W. P. Trent’s introduction, challenges the idea of a non-urban South by explaining how geography, plantation agriculture, slavery, interstate jealousy, and fragile finance slowed city-building even as railroads, trade conventions, and postwar recovery spurred it. The first major chapter, on Baltimore, shows how waterways initially discouraged towns; how private initiative created Baltimore, Jonestown, and Fell’s Point; and how trade routes, immigration, and wartime pressures fueled rapid growth. It recounts Baltimore’s Revolutionary contributions, its War of 1812 defense and privateering, subsequent booms and busts, and the rise of civic institutions from turnpikes and the B&O Railroad to the Peabody, Hopkins, and Pratt foundations. The next chapter turns to Annapolis, tracing Maryland’s Calvert beginnings, early religious toleration, the Puritan settlement at Providence, and the town’s role as seat of government. It evokes St. Anne’s Church, St. John’s College, and the State House where Washington resigned his commission, then begins a tour of its colonial houses and the “Peggy Stewart” tea-burning episode. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Powell, Lyman P. (Lyman Pierson), 1866-1946 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 00006448 |
| Title | Historic towns of the southern states |
| Original Publication | New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. |
| Series Title | American historic towns |
| Credits | Carla Foust, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 55.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F206: United States local history: The South. South Atlantic States |
| Subject | Cities and towns -- Southern States |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76439 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-76439-9 |
| Release Date | Jul 4, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 806 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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