Michelle: Let me know what you find concerning the township of Melville. I was told that Melville was re-named Lyerly, post some military campaign (Civil War?) and was named for a military officer, Lyerly. I'm not certain if the township was the present Lyerly, or if it was the area which lies south of the Mosteller Creek crossing, on GA-114. I suspect that Chattooga County Historical Society Archives contain the answers. Will re-associate with them when schedule permits... Did you determine locale of Foster's Store, mill, tannery, et al? We just returned from family re-union with my brother and sis-in-law (Naval Commanders, from the D.C. area), in Helen, GA. Photos are on www.cartogra.com . Prior to our trip, I found a fellow in PA who deals in heart-pine. I intend to strive to determine market value of the available resources. When I screened his site, I found that he gets upwards of $16.00 / S.F. for resurfaced heart-pine and goodness only knows what he pays for the incoming material. Stay in touch. Best wishes, CPJ ----- Original Message ----- From: <DDDMDOSS@cs.com> To: <GACHATTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [GACHATTO] Melville, GA > Do any structures still stand from the town of Melville? Thanks Michelle > > > ==== GACHATTO Mailing List ==== > Donna's Tip: A timeline is the easiest and most accurate way > to keep track of your research. > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >
At 02:28 AM 7/23/01 -0500, Chuck Jones wrote: >Let me know what you find concerning the township of Melville. > >I was told that Melville was re-named Lyerly, post some military campaign >(Civil War?) and was named for a military officer, Lyerly. > From the book 'Georgia Place Names', page 139: "Lylerly, Chattooga County. Incorporated as a town September 29, 1891. Named after Charles A. Lylerly of Chattanooga, Tennessee." There is no Melville listed in the book, or in list in the GAGenWeb archives. Wyndell