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unusual facts about Live Oak, Perry and South Georgia Railway



Beaulieu, Georgia

The village still retains a Deep South atmosphere, with big live oaks covered with Spanish moss.

Live Oak, Florida

Lewis Powell, one of the conspirators to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln

Live Oak, Perry and South Georgia Railway

On December 15, 1995, NS sold the 80-mile section between Foley, Florida and Adel, Georgia to Gulf & Ohio Railways, which created new subsidiary, Live Oak, Perry & Georgia Railroad, to own the trackage.

Nantucket shipbuilding

There were no large trees on Nantucket to provide long dimension timbers for ship building or building construction and importing Live oak from southern states was essential.

At 350 tons, the 'Nantucket' was the first Nantucket Island ship built of Live oak with copper fastenings.

Olson 30

Olson and partner Lyn Neale started Pacific Boats in an industrial area of Live Oak, CA, an unincorporated area between Santa Cruz and Capitola.

Pilgrim's Corp

On April 16, 2008, after a yearlong investigation US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided plants in Batesville, Arkansas, Live Oak, Florida, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mount Pleasant, Texas, and Moorefield, West Virginia.

Spirit of South Carolina

She is built of several types of woods traditionally used in shipbuilding, including: Live Oak, Angelique, Longleaf Pine, Sapele, Purpleheart, and Douglas Fir.


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