Historical Marker

Roswell Factory

Roswell · Fulton County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Born of Chattahoochee River water power, the Roswell Manufacturing Company's cotton mills ran from 1839 until Sherman's troops torched them in 1864 and shipped the women workers north, gutting the village's industrial heart.

About this site

Roswell Factory is a historical marker in Roswell, Fulton County, erected in 1953. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0153, -84.3611 near Roswell. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Old Bricks (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Lost Mill Workers Of Roswell, Nathaniel A. Pratt, and Archibald Smith.

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

📍 34.0153, -84.3611 · Roswell, Fulton County

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Nearby in Fulton County

The Lost Mill Workers Of Roswell