Talk:Edward Lloyd Thomas

was the general an architect too?

Is this general Edward Lloyd Thomas the same Georgian who was an architect, builder and/or engineer having works listed on the National Register of Historic Places?

Works of Edward Lloyd Thomas include:

• One or more works at Colored Cemetery, 10th Ave. Columbus, GA (Thomas,Edward Lloyd), NRHP-listed
• One or more works in Columbus Historic District (Boundary Increase), bounded by Ninth and Fourth Sts., Chattahoochee River and Fourth Ave. Columbus, GA (Thomas,Edward Lloyd), NRHP-listed
• One or more works in Old City Cemetery, Linwood Blvd. Columbus, GA (Thomas,Edward Lloyd), NRHP-listed
• One or more works in Oxford Historic District, College and residential district centered around Wesley St. Oxford, GA (Thomas,Edward Lloyd), NRHP-listed
• One or more works in Rankin Square, bounded by Broadway, 1st Ave., 10th and 11th Sts. Columbus, GA (Thomas,Edward Lloyd), NRHP-listed

I am guessing this is the same person, but am looking for more information.... --doncram 02:06, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Edward Lloyd Thomas was the surveyor/planner of Columbus, Georgia. He provided for commons / green areas. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000124.pdf (pages 9, 10). (That NRHP document cites Goff, John H. "Edward Lloyd Thomas, Surveyor," The Emory University Quarterly, Vol. XVIII, Summer 1962, No. 2, pp. 107-119, which I'll look for.) Thomas was the surveyor in charge of the design of Columbus; surveying began in February of 1828 and the town had 1,000 residents by the next year. (page 26). --doncram 02:21, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

The surveyor was the general's father (1785-1852). See http://findingaids.library.emory.edu/documents/thomas479/. Donner60 (talk) 02:33, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks so much! --doncram 10:28, 12 August 2012 (UTC)