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Historical Society unveils marker
Sign commemorates Darby Lumber Co. case
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Georgia Southern University Museum director Brent Tharp, left, reads the text of a new historical marker erected by the Bulloch Historical Society on Zetterower Avenue Monday. Steve Darby, center, the grandson of Darby Lumber Company founder Fred Darby, attended the dedication with daughter Alison, center right, and wife Regina.
On an unassuming tract of land, now enveloped with a patchwork of weed and kudzu, the Bulloch County Historical Society gathered Monday to recognize the site as a launching point for a landmark case in American legal history. Members of the historical society along with city officials converged at the South Zetterower setting, located adjacent to Statesboro’s Memorial Park, to unveil a plaque documenting the site’s historical relevance. A large marker, with the area’s historic tale emblazoned in gold-leafed letters on each side, now stands as a reminder of the role a Statesboro business played in spurring change to labor laws across the country.
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