Men building a town in Georgia, ca. 1733
Men building a town in Georgia, ca. 1733. At left, English men and African slaves chop down trees in a forest. Logs are sawed into building material. In the background is the Savannah River, fort, and outline of housing plots. Oglethorpes plan was for colonists to live on town lots with garden plots, and work their 45-acre farms in the surrounding country
Picture No
13125888
Media ID
45375745
Size
3000px x 1564px
(1.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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