Historical Marker

Cotton Gin

Jefferson · Jackson County

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The Story

Part of the Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm, this concrete-block gin house, built of patented 'Miracle Hollow Block' and fitted with 1930 machinery, once drew lines of mule-drawn wagons heaped with seed cotton on busy fall ginning days.

About this site

Cotton Gin is a historical marker in Jefferson, Jackson County. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Jackson County, among 116 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0634, -83.5887 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bachelors' Academy, Galilee Cemetery, and Maxey Hill Cemetery.

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

📍 34.0634, -83.5887 · Jefferson, Jackson County

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