What to see in America . Brosstown Upper Falls South Carolina 175 of a considerable manufacturing industry. Here are thelargest cotton mills in the South. When the place was cap-tured by the Federals in February, 1865, much of it wasburned, including the State House, a convent, severalchurches, and a vast quantity of cotton. The Confederatesand Federals each accused the other of starting the fire, andthe question of responsibility for it has never been settled. About fifty miles southwest of the capital is Aiken, thepopular winter resort, surrounded by vast forests of fragrantpines that grow i
What to see in America . Brosstown Upper Falls South Carolina 175 of a considerable manufacturing industry. Here are thelargest cotton mills in the South. When the place was cap-tured by the Federals in February, 1865, much of it wasburned, including the State House, a convent, severalchurches, and a vast quantity of cotton. The Confederatesand Federals each accused the other of starting the fire, andthe question of responsibility for it has never been settled. About fifty miles southwest of the capital is Aiken, thepopular winter resort, surrounded by vast forests of fragrantpines that grow in a soil of white sand. Among the amuse-ments offered are fox-hunting, racing, polo, tennis, cricket,and golfing. Sassafras Mountain, in the Blue Ridge Range on the NorthCarolina boundary, is the states loftiest height, with analtitude of 3548 feet. The people are nicknamed Weasels,a term more especially applied to the natives of the y Two Sisters Ferry, Savannah River XVIII Georgia The first settlement in Georgia was Savannah, on a blufT over-looking the river of the same name, eighteen miles from thesea. Its founder was Gen. Oglethorpe, who wanted to pro-vide an asylum for the poor of England and the Protestantsof all nations. Thus the last of the thirteen colonies cameinto existence. It was named in honor of King George II,who granted the charter. At the time of the Revolution-ary War the British captured Savannah, and the next yearthe Americans were defeated in a determined effort to retakeit. In this battle the gallant Jasper, whose exploit with theflag at Fort Moultrie had made him known as the bravestof the brave, was killed while endeavoring to plant an Americanflag on a redoubt at Spring Hill, now the site of the Georgia 176 Georgia 177 Railway. About three miles from the city, beside theAugusta road, is a spring that bears his name. There heand a comrade captured eight redcoats and released a con-siderab
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