Roswell Factory
Chattahoochee River water power caused Roswell King to establish a town her in 1837. He had a cotton mill in operation by 1839.
By 1853 two cotton mills, a woolen mill, flour mill, and tannery were in operation, employing two hundred and fifty hands. In 1864 Sherman burned the mills, and skilled female operatives were sent north to deprive the south of their services.
The mills were rebuilt after the war and have been in continuous operation.
060-4A Georgia Historical Commission 1953
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.