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Remains of a house in central Georgia, USA, built in 1894 (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Manor Homes are extremely expensive without slaves and serfs. English lords only barely made it work with large scale unforgiving rent income. Just ask Ireland and India.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So the house was built in 1894, and boy, do I have some surprising historical facts for you!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well? Fact me, friend!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

The Emancipation Proclamation was declared in 1862, well before this house war erected.

[–] mindbleach 1 points 1 week ago

That's gotta be 4000 sq ft, tops. It's a prototype McMansion.