Factory Shoals - 1820
This area represents one of George´s earliest experiences in advanced water-powered industrialization technologically unsurpassed in the U.S.
Archaeological remains of 5 mills ranging from large textile factories to small grist mills exist within a one mile section of the river.
The post office for the thriving environs was Webberville, 1832, later Newton to the Factory, 1846, with a population of 600 the 1860.
Sherman´s march to Newton County, 1864, the flood of 1881 and other economic forces fore-shortened the post-bellum prosperity of this remarkable development.
Placed By Landmark Committee
Newton County Historical Site 6, May 11, 1993
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.