Smithonia Estate collection, circa 1880-1975

Summary

Creator:
Hargrett Library
Date:
circa 1880-1975
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Smithonia Estate collection, ms4357, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a photograph of the Smithonia Sawmill taken in the late 1800s, as well as a 1975 survey of the estate by J. L. Todd Auction Co.

Biographical / historical:

James Monroe Smith (1839-1915) was an Oglethorpe County, Georgia millionaire farmer and merchant whose plantation, Smithonia, comprised about 20,000 acres. He never married and after his death many people laid claim to his estate.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Smithonia Estate collection, ms4357, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.