Historical Marker

The Tonge Factory

Bainbridge · Decatur County · Erected 1953

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The Story

S. D. Tonge's riverside mill spun cloth that Bainbridge women sewed into Confederate uniforms during the Civil War, and in 1864 Tonge donated cotton enough for 1,200 mattresses for wounded soldiers at the Macon hospital.

About this site

The Tonge Factory is a historical marker in Bainbridge, Decatur County, erected in 1953. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Decatur County, among 86 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.9126, -84.5671 near Bainbridge. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of 1702 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battle of 1702, Oak City Cemetery, and Luther H. Conyers, Jr. Plaza.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 30.9126, -84.5671 · Bainbridge, Decatur County

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