Georgia Textile Mills
The state of Georgia has a long and distinguished history of textile mills. Some famous and many not so
famous mills have existed in the State.
The Aragon Mill, Aragon, GA, built in 1898 by the A.D. Julliard company and closed in 1979 is immortalized in
a song by the Red Clay Ramblers. The mill burned in 2002.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE0s7vhtmig
The Banning Mill, Banning, GA http://www.westga.edu/~history/Banningmill/home.htm
is an example of a small mill that struggled through a long and checkered history. The original mill was built
in 1842 by four Bowen brothers along Snake Creek some 14 miles from Newnan, GA. A fire put them out of
business. In 1885, the mill was revived.
The Roswell Mill http://www.jonathan2jenny.com/events_info/the_mill/the_mill.html was open during the Civil
War and provided gray uniform fabrics for the Confederate troops. General William T. Sherman burned the
mill and the cloth and shipped the female workers north to prison. A monument was erected in 2000.
http://www.geocities.com/xeng12b/millworkers.html The cruelty shown to innocent women and children at
that time in Roswell and elsewhere led to years of heartbreak and ill feelings between the north and the
south.
The current mill was rebuilt in 1882 and ran until 1975.
famous mills have existed in the State.
The Aragon Mill, Aragon, GA, built in 1898 by the A.D. Julliard company and closed in 1979 is immortalized in
a song by the Red Clay Ramblers. The mill burned in 2002.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE0s7vhtmig
The Banning Mill, Banning, GA http://www.westga.edu/~history/Banningmill/home.htm
is an example of a small mill that struggled through a long and checkered history. The original mill was built
in 1842 by four Bowen brothers along Snake Creek some 14 miles from Newnan, GA. A fire put them out of
business. In 1885, the mill was revived.
The Roswell Mill http://www.jonathan2jenny.com/events_info/the_mill/the_mill.html was open during the Civil
War and provided gray uniform fabrics for the Confederate troops. General William T. Sherman burned the
mill and the cloth and shipped the female workers north to prison. A monument was erected in 2000.
http://www.geocities.com/xeng12b/millworkers.html The cruelty shown to innocent women and children at
that time in Roswell and elsewhere led to years of heartbreak and ill feelings between the north and the
south.
The current mill was rebuilt in 1882 and ran until 1975.
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interest in the history of the industry, please
return again as the site is developed. If you
wish to contribute information,
Contact: mock.gary@yahoo.com