Home of Samuel Henry Rumph
This house was built in 1904 as the residence of Samuel Hnery Rumph (1851- 1922), father of Georgia´s commercial peach industry. A noted horticuluturist, he originated the elberta peach at his Willow Lake Nursery. three miles east, 1870- 1875. His invention, in 1875, of a peach shipping refrigerator and of the rigid mortised-end peach crate made practical the safe transit of fresh fruit. He developed many varieties of peaches and other fruits and was the first Georgin to grow and ship peaches on a commerical scale.
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Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: David Seibert.