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Longstreet Society celebrates 20-year anniversary
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Photo of the original Piedmont Hotel. The only remaining first-floor wing was almost demolished in the 90s, according to The Longstreet Society website. - photo by NAT GURLEY
The Longstreet Society held a volunteer work day Saturday to clean up the grounds and do minor repairs to the Piedmont Hotel for the society’s 20th anniversary. For 20 years, tourists and history buffs alike have come to visit what is left of the historic hotel, once owned by Confederate Gen. James Longstreet. The hotel is now home to the Longstreet Society, which aims to preserve and honor the life of the Civil War figure who settled in Gainesville in his later years.