Dial Mill air filter

Picture by Randall.Lohr


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  • August 30, 2012
  • Picture of the day
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • 18-135
  • Shooting Style Tripod
  • Shoots Number Multiple Exposure
  • Exposures Number three 5 second exposures at iso 200
  • Editing Software Photomatix Pro
  • File Format RAW
  • Notes
Dial Mill Civil War

20 Comments

30 Aug 02:45
Randall.Lohr

During the last days of the Civil War, Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman Marched his Union troops from Atlanta GA to Savannah GA, burning every home and barn they passed along the way. Early in this journey, his troops marched past the Dial Mill in Conyers, GA. (It was already over 30 years old at this time having been built on what was still Cherokee Indian land prior to the trail of tears march and the disposition of the natives.) Sherman's troops prepared to burn down the mill and piled old corn cobs from the harvested grain against the building to assure a quick burn. The wife of the mill's owner ran out and pleaded with General Sherman not to burn the mill. She told him it was the only source of food for the many widows and children in the area. (her wounded veteran husband was hiding under the mill) Sherman might as well kill them all then if he was going to burn down the mill as the result would be the same. She offered him gifts of food and tobacco as she pleaded her case. Sherman accepted her gifts, turned to his troops, set guards around the property and said that the first man to try to do harm to the people or destroy the buildings was to be shot on sight. A t the top of the old Dial Mill in Conyers GA is this air filter mechanism, the mill was deemed to be a technological marvel in it's day, and I can attest that it is indeed well constructed. Almost 200 years since it was built, it still stands, hidden by tall live oaks and Georgia hardwood forest. The amazing thing is that almost no one knows it is here.

30 Aug 02:52
miltonv

:D

30 Aug 06:08
inkslinger

Excellent details again Randall...

30 Aug 07:51
arthakker

9.5 double cool!

30 Aug 08:05
blombard

Great work and superb story !

30 Aug 08:19
jozefdeak

.-)

30 Aug 10:43
hsnlz

Mükemmel çalışma ve hikaye. Tebrikler!

30 Aug 11:39
flipd1

You certainly got a lot of detail and squeezed every ounce of light you could out of this puppy

30 Aug 12:20
arnie58

Interesting history - I guess it shows even in nightmare times compassion sometimes brings out the light.

30 Aug 15:30
cloudberry

Nice details, Great commentary

30 Aug 16:54
chema

Perfect process

30 Aug 17:24
sanz3jo

10

30 Aug 17:27
pandarino

yes now

30 Aug 17:34
karl_oparka

10

30 Aug 17:35
bessi7

10

31 Aug 00:50
genti

Perfect 10+

31 Aug 00:58
vendenis

Full score my friend!

31 Aug 16:51
newmikey

Great image and subject matter!

31 Aug 22:36
digicam

Just got power back since Hurricane Isaac. We got the brunt of the storm and was in the EYE for 4 hours. Top winds, 110 at my house. Congrats on POTD.... Well Deserved.

02 Sep 09:40
paul_mack

Well done here Randall :-)

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