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Ludowici (pronounced "Loo'duh-wi'-see") is a city in Long County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,440 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Long County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. The town, which was originally called Johnston Station, had its beginnings in the 1840s when the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad established a stop referred to as "Four and a Half".〔“()”.〕 The station was constructed across from the house of a landowner named Allen Johnston. The Long County Courthouse and Ludowici Well Pavilion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Long County, Georgia. ==History== In 1904, German entrepreneur Carl Ludowici built the “Dixie” plant for the Ludowici Roofing Tile Co., in Johnson Station.〔“()”.〕〔"(American Scene: Ludowici, Ga. )" ''TIME''. Monday April 27, 1970. Retrieved on March 3, 2012.〕 In 1905, when the town erected a new high school, the Ludowici family donated towards its construction costs and provided the roofing tile. In return, on August 23, 1905 the town was renamed and incorporated as Ludowici. The Ludowici Dixie Plant in its heyday covered more than 1,100 acres and employed most people who resided in Long County. Tiles manufactured from this plant were stamped "Ludowici Dixie”. "Dixie" tile can still be found throughout Georgia and Florida, on such prominent buildings as the U.S. Federal Building in Savannah and Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida,〔name="New Georgia Encyclopedia">“()”〕 as well as numerous homes in Ludowici and the surrounding communities. The plant closed in 1914.〔 The Ludowici Roof Tile Company stills exists but the company's plant is in New Lexington, Ohio. Before interstate highways were constructed, all motorists traveled on regular U.S. highways. Ludowici was at the crossroads of three U.S. highways, Routes 25, 82 and 301. The city gained notoriety during the 1950s and 1960s for its aggressive traffic enforcement policies. The AAA went so far as to specifically label Ludowici as a speed trap. Members of the local police force were allegedly engaging in manipulation of the timing of the traffic signal downtown, so as to catch unsuspecting out-of-area motorists 'running' a suddenly changed red light. The switch for the stop light was located in the barber shop. The traffic light was at an intersection that was bypassed by a shortcut (Main Street - see a local map) so that local residents would not even come to the light when making the turn at the light. Thus, all the tickets went to nonresidents without the police having to be selective since no locals would be at the light. This activity subsequently came to an end, when then-Governor Lester Maddox stated that the practices of the Ludowici police were giving the entire state a bad reputation. Word of mouth and media exposure caused many motorists to detour around Ludowici. A 1970 ''TIME'' article said that Ludowici was "one of the last remaining speed traps in the country."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ludowici, Georgia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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