Arc Light Controversy
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The Arc Light Controversy raged between neighbors in what is now the Virginia Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia
, and was front-page news in late January and early February 1916.
Dr. C.O. Jones (pastor of Trinity Methodist Church) lived in a house on North Highland Avenue at the corner of Adair Avenue; while The W.G. McDaniels lived in the adjacent house to their back on Adair Avenue. The neighborhood had funded an arc lamp
over the intersection of Highland and Adair, but Dr. Jones allegedly had it partly painted black so it wouldn't shine into their 2nd floor bedroom. Also, the Joneses had built a wall at the back of their property, "hiding" the McDaniels' house – neighbors stated this was out of spite. Dr. Jones called Mrs. McDaniel's statement that he had had the lamp painted a lie, prompting her father Rev. Atkinson of Douglasville
, to defend her honor.
Atlanta, Georgia
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, and was front-page news in late January and early February 1916.
Dr. C.O. Jones (pastor of Trinity Methodist Church) lived in a house on North Highland Avenue at the corner of Adair Avenue; while The W.G. McDaniels lived in the adjacent house to their back on Adair Avenue. The neighborhood had funded an arc lamp
Arc lamp
"Arc lamp" or "arc light" is the general term for a class of lamps that produce light by an electric arc . The lamp consists of two electrodes, first made from carbon but typically made today of tungsten, which are separated by a gas...
over the intersection of Highland and Adair, but Dr. Jones allegedly had it partly painted black so it wouldn't shine into their 2nd floor bedroom. Also, the Joneses had built a wall at the back of their property, "hiding" the McDaniels' house – neighbors stated this was out of spite. Dr. Jones called Mrs. McDaniel's statement that he had had the lamp painted a lie, prompting her father Rev. Atkinson of Douglasville
Douglasville, Georgia
The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 30,961...
, to defend her honor.