119:
211:
boiler building, which is held up by some of Andrew
Carnegie Steel dates back to 1893. In 1903 Carnegie Steel Co was Sold to J.P Morgan for 480 Million US Dollars. The old mill has a new honor of being considered by Movie Locators who have expressed their opinion there are few similar authentic locations still existing in Georgia. It has become a highly sought after location for the filming production industry within Georgia, once again bringing pride and service to the hometown it honors.
22:
199:, and to the community of Lindale. In 2004 a 70-year-old tradition of hanging a Christmas star between the smoke stacks also briefly ended. As the Mill gave way to demolition and reclaiming of the heart pine lumber and antique bricks, the community of Lindale sat in quiet darkness for the next 9 years. In 2010, the Lindale Mill was purchased by the Silva family out of
210:
The
Lindale Mill is currently being used for small to large movie production filming, photography location and a wedding and events venue. The site offers 23 acres existing old brick buildings, large open spaces with bridges, dams, a running creek, large metal industrial windows, and the existing
207:, bringing pride to Lindale. In 2013, Restoration Lindale working with the new owners, restored the Christmas Star hanging tradition, bringing thousands of families and past employees back to Lindale for an annual Star Lighting ceremony. The ceremony is held in November.
158:. The mill produced 1/7 of all textiles in Georgia. 1,393 people were employed by the mill in 1903. In 1926, the mill was sold to Pepperell Manufacturing Company, giving the community and school the name Pepperell. At the time, the country was in the middle of a debate on
174:
a few mill employees built a wooden star as a sign of HOPE, lined with lights to hang between the two smoke stacks at
Christmas, starting an annual tradition in Lindale. The star has been hung between the two smoke stacks almost every year during the Christmas Holidays.
306:
195:
After 105 years of manufacturing, the mill closed on
September 24, 2001. It couldn't compete as the textiles moved overseas. The closure dealt a huge blow to the economy of
170:
as adults and under the same conditions. Many people disagreed with child labor, bringing laws which regulated the age of employees. In 1931 during the
256:
228:
105:
43:
86:
39:
58:
203:. In 2013, the new owners began working with the Lindale community trying to clean up the Mill area and surrounding
65:
32:
72:
118:
264:
54:
204:
196:
180:
139:
232:
187:
worked at the mill in the winter months during his 9-year major league career (1950 - 1958).
155:
171:
167:
131:
79:
176:
300:
184:
135:
151:
159:
21:
162:. Children as young as twelve (some say nine) were working with the same
122:
The
Lindale Mill smokestacks with a Christmas star hanging between them.
200:
163:
277:
117:
15:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
307:Buildings and structures in Floyd County, Georgia
257:"Lindale's Lost Legacy. :: RomeNewswire.com"
229:"History of Lindale and the Pepperell Community"
8:
150:In 1896, Massachusetts Mills opened a new
251:
249:
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
220:
130:is located in the small community of
7:
44:adding citations to reliable sources
134:, just outside the larger town of
14:
278:http://lindalestar.blogspot.com/
20:
31:needs additional citations for
1:
288:1953 Topps baseball card #30
323:
123:
140:Floyd County, Georgia
121:
261:www.romenewswire.com
40:improve this article
191:Closing of the mill
124:
168:spinning machines
116:
115:
108:
90:
314:
289:
286:
280:
275:
269:
268:
263:. Archived from
253:
244:
243:
241:
240:
231:. Archived from
225:
172:Great Depression
132:Lindale, Georgia
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
322:
321:
317:
316:
315:
313:
312:
311:
297:
296:
293:
292:
287:
283:
276:
272:
255:
254:
247:
238:
236:
227:
226:
222:
217:
193:
148:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
320:
318:
310:
309:
299:
298:
291:
290:
281:
270:
267:on 2009-11-15.
245:
219:
218:
216:
213:
192:
189:
177:Boston Red Sox
147:
144:
114:
113:
55:"Lindale Mill"
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
319:
308:
305:
304:
302:
295:
285:
282:
279:
274:
271:
266:
262:
258:
252:
250:
246:
235:on 2011-07-15
234:
230:
224:
221:
214:
212:
208:
206:
202:
198:
190:
188:
186:
185:Willard Nixon
182:
178:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
145:
143:
141:
137:
133:
129:
120:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
294:
284:
273:
265:the original
260:
237:. Retrieved
233:the original
223:
209:
205:Silver Creek
197:Floyd County
194:
181:Taylorsville
179:pitcher and
154:in Lindale,
149:
128:Lindale Mill
127:
125:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
160:child labor
96:August 2017
239:2009-04-09
215:References
66:newspapers
301:Category
201:Seattle
183:native
164:weaving
156:Georgia
146:History
80:scholar
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
87:JSTOR
73:books
166:and
152:mill
136:Rome
126:The
59:news
42:by
303::
259:.
248:^
142:.
138:,
242:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
