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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
4
A Columbia State clipping cites Roanoke Virginia and Columbia South Carolina efforts to remove front yard fences. It argues fences spoil street vistas and reflect obsolete cow grazing habits. The piece praises fenced no more lawns and smoother streets with brick or stone coping and calmer city life.
The article argues for removing old defenses around homes and opening properties to the street. It praises removing fences and palings for improved appearance and suggests replacing wooden bridges with more attractive, functional connections between sidewalk and street.
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