Callaway Cotton Mill

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Milstead Manufacturing Company, a cotton mill purchased by the Callaway family in 1905, was founded on the Yellow River near Conyers in 1902. Although the mill closed in 1960, many of the structures in its mill village are still standing. Date of image unavailable.

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Callaway Cotton Mill

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