JPK Huson 1863
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2012
- Location
- Central Pennsylvania
This is in Ladies Tea because it seems to have been one of those destinations of the era- a grand estate, overdone, exotic sunken gardens, arched bridges leading to them lit by lanterns, all forms of entertainment including a racetrack encompassing the park. It sounds a lot like what the British provided at a place called Vauxhall Gardens but have to check on that again, been awhile since I've poked around there.
So far, from what I can find The Cotton Palace also served as a Civil War prison for Union prisoners. The thing is, can NOT find much material on the place, it's crazy! For as extensive, amazing and comprehensively fabulous a piece of architecture and engineering it was for the time- not-much. Will have to get into various government library extensions and university presses. For now- there was the Grand Expo, if anyone is interested, and HOPE someone will be! HOPY cow, it was really something! What I want to know is what happened to all these buildings apparently erected expressly for the event?
I have a wonderful wonderful book on the Atlanta Expo of 1898 ( I think- top of my head ). My grgrandmother's twin sister was a delegate from New York, had her own embossed, leather copy with her name. There's a Civil War section which blows my socks off, all the meetings they held there. ( The blurb under my profile, by McKinley is from his speech there ) Longstreet was at that one! ) By chance, she had no children, it was passed to me. Can't imagine what a guess book from this 1902 expo ould look like. Worth a browse.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/gdc/scd0001/2010/20100218004ch/20100218004ch.pdf
Meanwhile, if anyone knows more of The Cotton Palace and more interestingly why on earth we have so little information on it, love to know!
So far, from what I can find The Cotton Palace also served as a Civil War prison for Union prisoners. The thing is, can NOT find much material on the place, it's crazy! For as extensive, amazing and comprehensively fabulous a piece of architecture and engineering it was for the time- not-much. Will have to get into various government library extensions and university presses. For now- there was the Grand Expo, if anyone is interested, and HOPE someone will be! HOPY cow, it was really something! What I want to know is what happened to all these buildings apparently erected expressly for the event?
I have a wonderful wonderful book on the Atlanta Expo of 1898 ( I think- top of my head ). My grgrandmother's twin sister was a delegate from New York, had her own embossed, leather copy with her name. There's a Civil War section which blows my socks off, all the meetings they held there. ( The blurb under my profile, by McKinley is from his speech there ) Longstreet was at that one! ) By chance, she had no children, it was passed to me. Can't imagine what a guess book from this 1902 expo ould look like. Worth a browse.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/gdc/scd0001/2010/20100218004ch/20100218004ch.pdf
Meanwhile, if anyone knows more of The Cotton Palace and more interestingly why on earth we have so little information on it, love to know!