Description: The Piedmont Hotel was constructed just prior to the opening of the nearby railroad in 1873. Confederate General James Longstreet (1821-1904) owned and operated the hotel for almost 20 years following the Civil War. During that time, as Georgia’s most influential Republican Party leader, Longstreet hosted a number of notable 19th century Americans at the hotel, including Union General and New York Congressman Daniel Sickles, Confederate General Joseph Johnston, newspaperman Henry Grady and writer Joel Chandler Harris. The hotel’s most famous guests were the young Woodrow and Ellen Axson Wilson. Their second daughter Jessie Woodrow was born here on August 28, 1887, in a still-existing room. The need to supply the hotel’s demand for its famous fried chicken and other savory chicken dishes is recognized as the motivation for the genesis of the poultry industry in Northeast Georgia. The majority of the hotel building was demolished c. 1918, but in 1993, a run-down duplex apartment building was discovered to be the Piedmont Hotel’s lower-level west-wing, which contained the room where Jessie Wilson was born.Tips for Finding This Site: At the intersection of Maple Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Gainesville. Text from the Georgia Historical Society website ~ ~ ~ Thank you for viewing this antique postcard from my curated collection. The postcard images are scanned at high resolution. Please zoom into—and examine—the photos carefully as they are an important part of the overall description of this postcard. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message, I am here to happily answer any of your questions. I enjoy exploring rural New England and Eastern Quebec, Canada—and anywhere else I travel—seeking out long forgotten treasures. I am currently working through a very large lot of antique postcards. If you want to see what I come across next I'd appreciate it if you’d follow my store. Postcards will be mailed through the US Postal service in a rigid envelope mailer to keep them safe. Postcards priced under $20 will ship First Class without tracking, those above $20 will go Ground Advantage and you'll receive tracking information. If you'd like to upgrade your shipping for faster delivery, please contact me before purchasing and I'll change it for you. By making a single purchase of multiple cards, shipping prices will automatically combine. If for some reason it doesn’t happen this way, I will always refund excess shipping charges. My aim is 100% customer satisfaction. If you any issues with your purchase, please reach out to me so I can make it right.
Price: 9.95 USD
Location: Pittsburg, New Hampshire
End Time: 2025-01-15T14:31:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.5 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Number of Items in Set: 1
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Atlanta
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Piedmont Hotel
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Country: United States
Theme: Street Scene, Famous Hotel, Confederate General Owner, Republican Party Place of Prominence
Features: Divided Back, Stamp, Stamped, Ephemera, Altered Journal Arts, Art Supplies, Junk Journal Supplies, Scrap Booking Supplies
Postage Condition: Posted
