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Title
Ante-Bellum Cotton Mills 1840 Marker
Subject
Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
Description
This marker is located on Appleby Blvd. east of Cypress Mill Road, Florence, Alabama.
The text on the marker reads: "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."
The marker was erected by the Florence Historical Board.
The text on the marker reads: "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."
The marker was erected by the Florence Historical Board.
Creator
Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
Source
“Ante-Bellum Cotton Mills 1840”. Accessed 09/21/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
Publisher
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
Date
Late 1900s
Type
Text