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- Graduating Students and Teachers at George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, 1945 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area. He built schools, churches, and community centers. In 1939, Ford founded the George Washington Carver School. This image shows the 1945 graduating class and their teachers.
- June 01, 1945
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Graduating Students and Teachers at George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, 1945
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area. He built schools, churches, and community centers. In 1939, Ford founded the George Washington Carver School. This image shows the 1945 graduating class and their teachers.
- Letter from George Washington Carver to Frank Campsall, April 15, 1939 - George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in developing new industrial products from the fruits of the soil. Carver's warm letters to Ford, Clara Ford, and Ford's secretary Frank Campsall speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. Carver often gives Ford advice on research avenues to pursue and suggests recipes for natural health.
- April 15, 1939
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Letter from George Washington Carver to Frank Campsall, April 15, 1939
George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in developing new industrial products from the fruits of the soil. Carver's warm letters to Ford, Clara Ford, and Ford's secretary Frank Campsall speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. Carver often gives Ford advice on research avenues to pursue and suggests recipes for natural health.
- Letter from William Talbot to George Appleton, July 16, 1877 -
- July 16, 1877
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Letter from William Talbot to George Appleton, July 16, 1877
- Burnt Church Cemetery in Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Ford eventually acquired 85,000 acres -- and even built a winter residence. Located in the area is this historic cemetery. A pre-Civil War Presbyterian Church that served the local plantation community stood nearby, but it burned in 1882. The unfortunate event gave the cemetery its name.
- circa 1940
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Burnt Church Cemetery in Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Ford eventually acquired 85,000 acres -- and even built a winter residence. Located in the area is this historic cemetery. A pre-Civil War Presbyterian Church that served the local plantation community stood nearby, but it burned in 1882. The unfortunate event gave the cemetery its name.
- Burnt Church Cemetery in Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Ford eventually acquired 85,000 acres -- and even built a winter residence. Located in the area is this historic cemetery. A pre-Civil War Presbyterian Church that served the local plantation community stood nearby, but it burned in 1882. The unfortunate event gave the cemetery its name.
- circa 1940
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Burnt Church Cemetery in Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Ford eventually acquired 85,000 acres -- and even built a winter residence. Located in the area is this historic cemetery. A pre-Civil War Presbyterian Church that served the local plantation community stood nearby, but it burned in 1882. The unfortunate event gave the cemetery its name.
- Letter from William Bailey to George Appleton, February 21, 1880 -
- February 21, 1880
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Letter from William Bailey to George Appleton, February 21, 1880
- African American Grave at Richmond Hill Cemetery, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
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African American Grave at Richmond Hill Cemetery, circa 1935
- Presbyterian Manse in Keller, Georgia, 1941 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Ford eventually acquired 85,000 acres, and in the 1930s he built a winter residence there. The surrounding communities supported several churches. The minister at the Presbyterian church in Keller -- not far from Richmond Hill -- lived in this house, or manse, while serving his congregation.
- 1941
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Presbyterian Manse in Keller, Georgia, 1941
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. Ford eventually acquired 85,000 acres, and in the 1930s he built a winter residence there. The surrounding communities supported several churches. The minister at the Presbyterian church in Keller -- not far from Richmond Hill -- lived in this house, or manse, while serving his congregation.
- Cherry Hill Plantation House, circa 1940 - The Cherry Hill plantation house, located in present-day Bryan County, Georgia, was built in 1874 after the original building was burned during the Civil War. In the mid-1920s, Henry Ford began purchasing vast amounts of land in the area; he acquired Cherry Hill in 1925. Henry and Clara stayed in this house before the completion of their nearby winter residence, Richmond Hill.
- circa 1940
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Cherry Hill Plantation House, circa 1940
The Cherry Hill plantation house, located in present-day Bryan County, Georgia, was built in 1874 after the original building was burned during the Civil War. In the mid-1920s, Henry Ford began purchasing vast amounts of land in the area; he acquired Cherry Hill in 1925. Henry and Clara stayed in this house before the completion of their nearby winter residence, Richmond Hill.
- House at Cherry Hill Plantation, 1940 - The Cherry Hill plantation house, located in present-day Bryan County, Georgia, was built in 1874 after the original building was burned during the Civil War. In the mid-1920s, Henry Ford began purchasing vast amounts of land in the area; he acquired Cherry Hill in 1925. Henry and Clara stayed in this house before the completion of their nearby winter residence, Richmond Hill.
- circa 1940
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House at Cherry Hill Plantation, 1940
The Cherry Hill plantation house, located in present-day Bryan County, Georgia, was built in 1874 after the original building was burned during the Civil War. In the mid-1920s, Henry Ford began purchasing vast amounts of land in the area; he acquired Cherry Hill in 1925. Henry and Clara stayed in this house before the completion of their nearby winter residence, Richmond Hill.