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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
In Savannah, we ate dinner at "The Pink House" and it was great. The land was deeded to the family by the King in 1771 and it predates the USA and Georgia as a state. I just can't imagine how they lived there with layers of petticoats and all the clothing the Southern Women of the era wore. With no electricity so no fans at all. Of course it is all air conditioned now and really nice.
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Anybody with money enough to afford petticoats and suits went up to their summer cottages in the mountains and the rest just smelled bad and died of yellow fever. At least that's how it was in Charleston--there were numerous epidemics where 5-10% or more of the population died.
I can't imagine spending one summer in Charleston without air conditioning. When we lived there our house AC died and was out for a week with temperatures not dropping below 90F at night. Even with a portable unit in the bedroom it was absolutely miserable.