Historical Marker

New Manchester Manufacturing Company

Lithia Springs · Douglas County · Erected 2021

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The Story

This five-story textile mill on Sweetwater Creek made Confederate uniforms until Sherman's troops burned it in 1864 and deported its women and child workers north. Its ruins still stand in Sweetwater Creek State Park.

About this site

New Manchester Manufacturing Company is a historical marker in Lithia Springs, Douglas County, erected in 2021. It is one of 4 historical markers documented in Douglas County, among 22 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7478, -84.6237 near Lithia Springs. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sweetwater Creek State Park (state historic site), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Mozley Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Beulah Grove Lodge No. 372, Free and Accepted York Masons--Pleasant Grove School, and Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

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

📍 33.7478, -84.6237 · Lithia Springs, Douglas County

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Nearby in Douglas County

State Historic Site

Sweetwater Creek State Park

Douglas County

Cemetery

Mozley Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Lithia Springs

Historic Place

Beulah Grove Lodge No. 372, Free and Accepted York Masons--Pleasant Grove School

Douglasville

Cemetery

Pleasant Grove Cemetery

Sunrise Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Lithia Springs

Courthouse

Douglas County Courthouse