Jasper, 1880s

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Jasper, the seat of Pickens County, was incorporated in 1857. The town grew slowly until 1883, when the arrival of the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad spurred the expansion of the area's cotton and marble industries.

Courtesy of Robert S. Davis

Jasper, 1880s

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