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Georgia Vineyard Company Stock (123400)

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Georgia Vineyard Company Stock  (123400)
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Number 541 for 9 shares to Edward Pirou. Signed y NC Matthews and CA Norton. Dateline December 16, 1897, Tallapoosa, Ga. Folds. Two hole bottom left. Over all nice. " The most influential person getting the wine industry started in Tallapoosa was Ralph Spencer. Through promotional efforts of Spencer, Tallapoosa became a town of significant industrial importance in western Georgia. In 1897 Haralson County gave the Georgia Vineyard Company a charter. This company had 20,000 shares at $5.00 each. In order to get the right type of grapes for wine making cuttings were imported from Hungary. After the vines began to produce grapes, wineries, vats and specialists were needed to make the wine. According to W.W. Summerlin, some French experts were brought in to make sure the product was just right.

Date: 1897
Country (if not USA):
State: Georgia
City: Tallapoosa
Provenance: Ken Prag Collection