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 Ante-Bellum Cotton Mills 1840 - Florence, AL Posted by:  Lat34North
N 34° 49.127 W 087° 41.638
16S E 436534 N 3853166
The historic marker for the Ante-Bellum Cotton Mills is on Appleby Blvd. east of Cypress Mill Road, Florence, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMHGR1
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2013
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Ante-Bellum
Cotton Mills
1840
About one mile west of here is the site of the Globe Cotton Factory which was erected on Cypress Creek in 1840, By 1857 its operations included three cotton mills, a flour mill, and two corn mills, all powered by the use of three dams. By 1860 the factory employed 310 people,, including a large number of women and children, at average salaries of $2.50 per week. These mills were burned by the Union Army in May 1863. One factory called Cypress Mill, was re-built after the war, but its operation was never successful.
Erected by Florence Historical Board Florence, Alabama.
Marker Name: Ante-Bellum Cotton Mills 1840
Marker Type: Urban
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Date Dedicated / Placed: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
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