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Lowden Building is a historic building in
The property was built in 1910 for George W. Lowden, an
Historic District Savannah.jpg, Iron balconies
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br ...
, United States. Located in Savannah's Historic District, the addresses of some of the properties are West Bay Street, above Factors Walk
Factors Walk, also commonly spelled Factor's Walk or Factors' Walk, is a historic street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It runs for about along the upper levels of the southern frontages of the buildings of Factors Row, which is located ...
, while others solely utilize the former King Cotton
"King Cotton" is a slogan that summarized the strategy used before the American Civil War (of 1861–1865) by secessionists in the southern states (the future Confederate States of America) to claim the feasibility of secession and to prove ther ...
warehouses on River Street. As of February 2022, these are Land & Sea Wear, The Black Dog, Perkins & Sons Chandlery and Earthbound Trading Company.
George W. Lowden
The property was built in 1910 for George W. Lowden, an oyster
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not al ...
merchant. In his first year of business, his Bluffton and Savannah Line sailed from his wharf, in front of his property on River Street, to Bluffton, South Carolina
Bluffton is a town in southern Beaufort County, South Carolina, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The population as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census was 27,716, an increase of over 120% since 2010, making it one of the fa ...
, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. It made the return journey on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
In 1912, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee filed a lawsuit against Lowden in the District Court of the United States for libel in the seizure of 150 cases of oysters, dispatched to Chastain, Davis & Vestal Co. in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Di ...
, each containing two dozen cans that had allegedly been misbranded, a violation of the Food and Drugs Act
The ''Food and Drugs Act'' (the ''Act'') (formal title ''An Act respecting food, drugs, cosmetics and therapeutic devices'') is an act of the Parliament of Canada regarding the production, import, export, transport across provinces and sale of f ...
. The shipment, made on or around September 15, 1911, was labeled on the cases as being "2 Doz. No. 1 Cove Oysters Venus Point Brand" and on the cans as being "Venus Point Brand Cove Oysters, Packed by Geo. W. Lowden, Main Office, Savannah, Georgia, Factories Georgia and South Carolina." Adulteration of the product was alleged, the reason being that the water had been "mixed and packed therewith and substituted for oysters, thus reducing their quality and strength." The pertinent point raised was that the product's labels did not state the presence of added water, nor bore any "statements that the product was other than oysters and oyster liquor."
On April 23, 1917, Lowden claimed his wharf was damaged by lines of wire rope from the pipeline dredge
Dredging is the excavation of material from a water environment. Possible reasons for dredging include improving existing water features; reshaping land and water features to alter drainage, navigability, and commercial use; constructing da ...
''Morgan'' that passed along the Savannah River
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. He received damages of $39.95 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department. The department oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and t ...
.
Lowden died on July 7, 1920, in Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S. Interior Highlands, and is set among several natural hot springs for which the city is n ...
, where he been for treatment on a health issue. He is buried in Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery
Bonaventure Cemetery is a rural cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah, Georgia. The cemetery became famous when it was featured in the 1994 novel ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' by John Berendt, ...
. In 1929, his relative Harry Oliver Lowden filed a trademark
A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from others ...
registration for the canned oysters, canned shrimp and canned prawns business.''Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office'', Volume 387, United States Patent Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an agency in the U.S. Department of Commerce that serves as the national patent office and trademark registration authority for the United States. The USPTO's headquarters are in Alexa ...
(1929), p. 764
Architectural detail
See also
*Buildings in Savannah Historic District
The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the city limits of Savannah, Georgia, prior to the American Civil War. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966,James Dil ...
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