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"Camden, Arkansas. The Elliott family lost three of their four children. James Thomas Elliott (April 22, 1823 - July 28, 1875) was a United States Representative for the state of Arkansas. He held the position for forty-nine days in 1869. Background A native of Columbus, Georgia, Elliott attended the public schools and studied law. In 1854, he was admitted to the bar and commenced his practice in Camden in Ouachita County, Arkansas. In 1858, he became the president of the Mississippi, Ouachita & Red River Railroad. On April 4, 1844, he married the former Gugielma Sells, and the couple had four children. The Elliott House The Elliott House was built in Camden by U.S. Representative James Thomas Elliott. During the American Civil War, the house was requisitioned by Union General Frederick Salomon and housed, simultaneously, Elliott's own Confederate family and the war photographer Mathew Brady. in 1857, Elliott constructed his Elliott House on West Washington Street in Camden. The Union Army General Frederick Salomon occupied the structure in 1864 during his stay in Camden. The family lived upstairs during the occupation. Their son, Milton Arteles Elliott, was a 13-year-old private in the Confederate States of America Army. Mathew Brady photographed their younger son, William Sells Elliott, on the front porch of the house. Later, the Elliott House was an archaeological study of the relics of the time that the house was used as a Union hospital. This was during the time prior to the Battle of Poison Springs. Numerous shell casings were found as well as old pottery from hospital usage. The battle was the last significant fight won by the Confederacy. It occurred on April 18, 1864, during the Arkansas phase of the Red River Campaign. Later life and politics Elliott was briefly a circuit judge of the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas from October 2, 1865, to September 15, 1866. He established and edited the South Arkansas Journal in 1867. In this time period, the family lost two daughters, Belle and Emmaline Elliott to yellow fever on the same day. Daughters of Augusta and James Thomas Elliott, Belle and Emmaline, died the same day of yellow fever Reconstruction, KKK murder, call to Congress During Reconstruction, the U.S. Representative James M. Hinds was assassinated on October 22, 1868, by George A. Clark, a member of the Ku Klux Klan and the secretary of the Democratic Committee of Monroe County, Arkansas. Elliott was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress to fill the vacancy. He served only from January 13 to March 3, 1869. Career summary United States Representative James Thomas Elliott * Admitted to the bar in 1854 * President of the Mississippi, Ouachita & Red River Railroad in 1858. * Housed Union General Frederick Salomon and Mathew Brady during the Battle of Poison Springs, in 1864. * Circuit Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas from October 2, 1865, serving until September 15, 1866. * Republican Party, United States Representative, from Arkansas to the 40th United States Congress, served from January 13, 1869, to March 4, 1869. * Elected to the Arkansas State Senate in 1870. * Judge of the Ninth Judicial District 1872–1874, when the State Constitution was adopted. * Died in Camden, Arkansas, on July 28, 1875; interred with his family at Oakland Cemetery there. Historical references His daughter-in-law, Sattie Buskin Elliott, the wife of Milton Elliott, edited, and with the assistance of the ladies in the Arkansas Historical Society of Ouachita County published a book, Garden of Memories, held in the Library of Congress. References *Google Books *Politicalgraveyard.com *Ouachitacountyhistoricalsociety.org External links Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas Category:1823 births Category:1875 deaths Category:People from Columbus, Georgia Category:People from Camden, Arkansas Category:Arkansas state court judges Category:Arkansas Republicans Category:Arkansas state senators Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives Category:19th-century American politicians Category:Burials in Arkansas "
"The Mall at Stonecrest (also referred to and often known as Stonecrest Mall) is a super regional shopping mall along Interstate 20 in eastern Metro Atlanta. It is off exit 75 in Stonecrest, Georgia, which became a city in 2017, and opened in 2001 on the growing I-20 corridor.Urban Land, Volume 61, Issues 1-6, p. 45 The mall's anchors are Dillard's, JCPenney, and Macy's; there were previously a Kohl's (now offices for Atlanta Sports City) and Sears (soon to become the Stonecrest public safety center). Attached to the mall on the second floor is a movie theater located in the outdoor plaza near the pavilion food court. Across from the theater on the opposite side of the plaza is Round One Entertainment. Other stores and restaurants surround the mall. new restaurants are opening in the plaza as old ones close. Apartments and condos are also slowly increasing in the area, making Stonecrest a mixed-use community."STONECREST: 4 YEARS OLD AND GROWING: Offices, houses join mix at mall", October 20, 2005, Atlanta Journal-Constitution The mall serves a diverse clientele including blacks and Hispanics, and provides both black and white Santas in the period running up to Christmas."DIVERSITY CLAUSE: Mall at Stonecrest offers black and white Santas (beards are both white)", December 23, 2002, Atlanta Journal-Constitution History The mall was envisioned and planned in the last quarter of the 20th century, with the Atlanta Journal- Constitution reporting projected opening dates in the late 1980s (after the dedications of Gwinnett Place and Town Center at Cobb) and early 1990s (when North Point Mall opened). Originally proposed names included Turner Hill Mall, Interstate East Mall, and Metro East. Several times the project stalled because of developer issues. One land developer had problems getting retailers to commit (at the time, South DeKalb Mall was still thriving). The land was cleared several times, and local residents often questioned whether the mall would be built. DeKalb County planners at various times envisioned other things for the area, including a convention center, an outdoor theatre, mid- rise to high-rise apartment units, a MARTA rail station (proposed terminus for the east line), and a satellite college campus. While the county did construct a library (Stonecrest Library), in the mid-first decade of the 21st century MARTA was still reviewing plans for the east line rail extension to the mall with a proposed new sales tax, and economic development officials were still studying the viability of a convention center in the area is still viable. The goal would be to attract private investment with incentives rather than use public dollars to build. The mall finally opened on October 24, 2001, featuring Dillard's, JCPenney, Parisian, Rich's, and Sears, just like North Point Mall. In 2014, the Mayor of Lithonia, Deborah Jackson, proposed three successive plans to annex parts of what are now the City of Stonecrest. The earliest proposal included much of Lithonia Industrial Park, north of I-20. The final, and largest, proposal would have included much of what is now the City of Stonecrest, including Stonecrest Mall; much of the Stonecrest Regional Activity Center; and Lithonia Industrial Park. Numerous business owners in the Industrial Park banded together to fight the proposals. The City Council of Lithonia created a task force of stakeholders to study annexation. Members of the task force demanded that the mayor, at a minimum, obtain a feasibility study for annexation, as well as demonstrate to owners' satisfaction that annexation would not increase their property taxes. Mayor Jackson could not overcome the stakeholders' objections, and plans for annexation were dropped, thereby making possible creation of the new City of Stonecrest. The cityhood bill went through various legislative hurdles at the Georgia General Assembly and in November 2016 was approved by 59% of voters in a public referendum, with elections and official municipal incorporation in spring 2017. The mall and business corridor were previously served by the South Dekalb Business Association. In 2011, the Stonecrest Business Alliance Incorporated was formed to focus on the Stonecrest Overlay District. With the advent of the new City of Stonecrest, the Business Alliance has extended its membership to all businesses in the city. The sprawling East Metro DeKalb Community Improvement District was created by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners in 2014. That CID is chronically underfunded, and has undertaken no projects within the City of Stonecrest other than limited off-duty police patrols in the western fringe of the city. It is proposed to be replaced within the City of Stonecrest by the future Stonecrest CID. In 2006 much of what is now the City of Stonecrest was included in the designation of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area by Act of Congress. The mall is accessible via the Arabia Mountain PATH, which runs throughout the area. Stonecrest Mall is one example of how businesses and residences can be included in a national heritage area unlike a national park. In May 2009, in response to sometimes violent disruption, the management instituted its Parental Involvement Program (derisively known in the community as the "anti-teenager policy"), whereby anyone under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult after a 4pm "curfew" on weekends, or be forced to leave by mall security.Jennifer Ffrench Parker, "Stonecrest placing limits on unaccompanied youth", Cross Roads News, April 2009, archived on November 23, 2010. In April 2010, an argument over a parking space led to a stabbing and a shooting."Dispute over parking space leads to violence" The Augusta Chronicle, April 24, 2010. In December 2011, police had to quell a disturbance at the mall on the day of the release of a new Air Jordan limited edition shoe. The mall was to open at 8 AM but at about 7 AM already 200 people were waiting outside. The mall door was pried open and the crowd rushed inside to the door of the store selling the shoes."Ugly scene at Stonecrest Mall as people stampede for Air Jordan sneakers", WXIA-TV - 11 Alive news (Atlanta), December 23, 2011. In January 2013, it was reported that that mall was "beset by debt issues that could leave it vulnerable to foreclosure"."Mall at Stonecrest facing debt woes", Greg Bluestein and J. Scott Trubey, Atlanta Journal- Constitution, January 4, 2013. On November 2, 2017, Sears announced that their location at The Mall at Stonecrest would also be closing as part of a plan to close 63 stores nationwide. The store closed in January 2018, while the former Parisian and Kohl's building that closed on November 1, 2016 became offices for Atlanta Sports City on October 5, 2017. On March 4, 2017, the mall opened Round One Entertainment, a bowling and amusement center featuring the latest Japanese arcade games, billiards, karaoke, ping pong, darts, and a restaurant with a full-service bar. References External links *Official website Category:Buildings and structures in DeKalb County, Georgia Category:Shopping malls in the Atlanta metropolitan area Category:Shopping malls established in 2001 Category:Tourist attractions in DeKalb County, Georgia Category:Mixed-use developments in Georgia (U.S. state) "
"James Thomas Patterson (October 20, 1908 - February 7, 1989) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Patterson attended the public schools. He was graduated from Peekskill (New York) Military Academy in 1929 and from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1933. He was in the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, B.A., in 1934, and from National University Law School (now George Washington University), LL.B., Washington, D.C., 1939. While attending school worked for the Connecticut highway department from 1924 to 1933, U.S. Rubber Company in 1934, for the United States Department of Labor 1934–1937, for the Social Security Board in 1937 and 1938, and for the United States Treasury 1938–1940. He served with the United States Marine Corps and the Office of Strategic Services from September 1941 until discharged as a major in July 1946, with overseas service in the African and European Theaters and in India, Burma, and China. Patterson was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1959). Patterson voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress, for election in 1960 to the Eighty-seventh Congress, and in 1970 to the Ninety-second Congress. He was a resident of Bethlehem, Connecticut, until his death in Camden, New Jersey, on February 7, 1989. References * External links Category:1908 births Category:1989 deaths Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut Patterson, James T. Category:National University School of Law alumni Category:University of Miami alumni Category:United States Marine Corps officers Category:People of the Office of Strategic Services Category:Connecticut Republicans Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives Category:20th-century American politicians Category:People from Naugatuck, Connecticut Category:People from Bethlehem, Connecticut Category:Military personnel from Connecticut "