Cotton Gin

Eli Whitney's 1793 cotton gin transformed Georgia's economy, helping the state's output explode from about 1,000 bales a year to roughly 700,000 by 1860, while deepening the South's reliance on enslaved labor.

Cotton Gin is a historical marker in Rome, Floyd County. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Floyd County, among 160 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.2619, -85.1663 near Rome. The nearest cataloged historic site is De Soto In Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Federal Occupation of Rome, French’s Div. at Rome, and Davis’ March to Rome.

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