My grandmother and my uncle both worked in the Mary Lela cotton mill in Greensboro back in the thirty and forty! I have a token for use in the mill canteen! The mill has been closed for many years and has been renovated into apartments! I played little league baseball on the old mill ball field the same field my 97 year old dad played on in the late 1930s! Loved this video, brings back memories of growing up in the 60s there! It's still my home!
Wow…. I’m a product of Trion’s Regal mill. Lived in a mill house, although my parents bought it. Now 70 years later, I can relate. Dad died and at 12, mom remarried and moved away. Only for an EX Lindale mills man. What a great man. ❤️
I worked the the Walton Mill in Monroe Ga in the late 1970s, alot of the employees were my distant cousins, my supervisor was a distant cousin. I will never forget that experience. I was lucky that I worked in the cloth room, it was air conditioned. Downstairs were the looms I think, it was so loud down there but I only went down there a couple of times. Now its an upscale shopping mall type place I believe!
I lived in Perry, Georgia , also called The Crossroads, in the mid 1980's, as a Northerner, n found great prejudice in that area of the South against Northerners. It was a quaint little town, the quintessential "southern town caricature to say the least!!! Lived in a rental house in the middle of a pecan Grove, where during harvest season, you could look out the window into the grove n see acres of black workers picking pecans by hand and loading them into long burlap sacks!!! Very interesting video, very informative, n I would definitely watch other videos produced by this vlogger!!! Great job!!!
Thank you Liz. I am glad you liked it. I do not make many of these, but I may have to. Interesting story. I grew up in Western NY and North Georgia fascinates me.
When I was born, we lived in the mill village in Griffin Georgia. My parents, aunts, uncles and my grandmother worked for Dundee Mills in some capacity. I'm 75 now, but remember tying up ends on spinning frames as a teenager. A bunch of us kids assembled huge spinning frames from Saco-Lowell, under directions from a company rep.
dee, wth are you tripping on? 75 isn't so old, now 98 is old. You think 30 or 40 is old? Hahahaha I want you to remember this when you get to be 30 and then 40. If you make it to 75, you are going to realize that you are still the person you've always been. A bit shallow, but maybe you'll mature.
Wonderful video it brought a flood of memories of family members and neighbors who started their lives in Whittier Mills in Atlanta (Chattahoochee). Both my Mom and Dad’s almost whole family members worked there. Heard many stories about being a “Lint Head”.
Thomas. I just finished a book with an entire chapter on Whittier....what place. I will make a video about it. My new book will be out March 13. You can see it on Amazon as pre-order. I will post a link
Thanks for the video. I worked in the mills in the 70’s. The pay was really good in my area. I ran 200 looms. I have run cloth looms and fiberglass looms.
Thanks for watching and commenting Gary. I have a lot of respect for people who do manual labor and had to put up with management and things like that thank you for sharing your story. In March I have a new book out about Fulton County Mills that have disappeared quite literally except one. I guess I should make another video when it gets closer to time. Again thank you for watching and for commenting it's encouraging
I just turned in my manuscript for book 4 - LOST MILLS of FULTON CO. Out in March. I have lots of images to put together a preview. THanks for watching.
There is a song writer name Tom House thats writes about these mill workers. These people proceeded the southern pajama factory workers. Loved the song 😊 these folks were so incredibly abused.
Many of these old mills are still standing throughout GA and Alabama. Some are still producing, some have been converted to condominiums and some are abandoned and slowly collapsing
I lived in Thomaston Georgia in the Silvertown mill village and saw the inside of a working cotton mill in the early to mid 1970's The place and the culture were hanging on at least that late.
My sister lives in Thomaston. I worked at a cotton mill in Jonesboro, Ga. Then, for a short time, at one in Griffin. I think it stinks that the powers that be closed all those mills and sending the work to foreign countries, for cheap labor.
How old were the kids. I just wrote an article about the Lindale Star in Lindale, GA..my book also mentions Child labor in the mills. www.lisamrussell.net
I was born and raised in Dalton, GA. I actually worked for West Point Pepperell in the 1970's. The politics of reconstruction was alive and well in the 1970's. Most of all the mills were heavily / partially owned by the likes of carpet baggers and their relatives from the civil war era and they made it damn clear what you will work for. This was true with West Point Pepperell, Crown Cotton Mills and with Aragon Mills. Most of those owners were absolutely vile people and that's putting it politely. I wouldn't piss on any of them if they were on fire. I'd throw gas on them and laugh while they burned. Now, that might sound harsh, but I'd guess that most of you didn't work under their boot either. I did for a while. Today the names of the mills have changed but the way in which they are run is still the same as it was 60 to 70 years ago. Here are some of the names you know today. Shaw Ind, Beaulieu of America, Mohawk Ind. Any of these names ring a bell? I could go on and on and on with info on these companies, but I'd find myself in a court room most likely. Just look at what these company owners have done to Dalton. There has been a population exchange done there. Dalton has been filled with illegal aliens for the past 40 years and that's pretty much all that lives there anymore due to it. All that remains there now (pretty much) is illegal aliens and pensioners.
Do you think much has changed with the outsourcing of our industry? So many are living in abject poverty in those areas. I have seen some pretty sad places because of this policy.
Thank you that is so encouraging...in fact when I turn my fifth book in to my publisher...I am going to focus on just that....what topic would be interesting g to you. See my books on Amazon
@@LisaRussellMAPW something aboug life in the days of the mills .sounds interesting to me in you know maybe go in detail about what happened to the mills afterwards like you did on your video.i would call it Days of the Cotton mills .or the life and times of the cotton mills .
First of all thank you for your comment it actually encouraged me to make more videos. I made this video during covid for a library who wanted me to provide something for people to watch online. I've gotten so many good comments that I am thinking of making more. If you have any links or information about that cottonmill let me know and I will look into it. Thank you again for your good comments and I will work on more videos soon. I have a new book coming out about the Fulton County Mills that are lost that might be the next one I write as a CZcams video
Baseball was probably the only fun thing they had to do that wasn’t working their fingers to the bone. When you see women dressing up in their finest with gloves and hats, it really says how much they valued it. I think if we had to work like that and were offered a form of entertainment during down time it would become important to us too. My grandmother did ‘t work in the mills, but her family owned a mercantile. She worked 10-12 hours a day 6 days a week. The highlight of her week was strolling down the only paved road in town on Sunday’s with her friends. The road went to the cemetery. I have driven down that road a few times.
Yes it was but extremely informative. It is important to learn from these lessons so we never allow a situation to happen again where you g children are forced to work in the mills or factories. This is exactly why people fought for fair wages and we need to remember this.
Sounds like they had welfare in those days. Why is it such a bad thing today? Those people didn't pull themselves up by their boot straps, they were lifted up.
My grandmother and my uncle both worked in the Mary Lela cotton mill in Greensboro back in the thirty and forty! I have a token for use in the mill canteen! The mill has been closed for many years and has been renovated into apartments! I played little league baseball on the old mill ball field the same field my 97 year old dad played on in the late 1930s! Loved this video, brings back memories of growing up in the 60s there! It's still my home!
Wow…. I’m a product of Trion’s Regal mill. Lived in a mill house, although my parents bought it. Now 70 years later, I can relate. Dad died and at 12, mom remarried and moved away. Only for an EX Lindale mills man. What a great man. ❤️
I worked the the Walton Mill in Monroe Ga in the late 1970s, alot of the employees were my distant cousins, my supervisor was a distant cousin. I will never forget that experience. I was lucky that I worked in the cloth room, it was air conditioned. Downstairs were the looms I think, it was so loud down there but I only went down there a couple of times. Now its an upscale shopping mall type place I believe!
Thanks for watching and remembering Joe...I have a new mill book coming out in March about the Fulton Co. Mills.
I lived in Perry, Georgia , also called The Crossroads, in the mid 1980's, as a Northerner, n found great prejudice in that area of the South against Northerners. It was a quaint little town, the quintessential "southern town caricature to say the least!!! Lived in a rental house in the middle of a pecan Grove, where during harvest season, you could look out the window into the grove n see acres of black workers picking pecans by hand and loading them into long burlap sacks!!! Very interesting video, very informative, n I would definitely watch other videos produced by this vlogger!!! Great job!!!
Thank you Liz. I am glad you liked it. I do not make many of these, but I may have to. Interesting story. I grew up in Western NY and North Georgia fascinates me.
Did you ever figure out why the prejudice existed? Rewind this video and get a deeper understanding.
When I was born, we lived in the mill village in Griffin Georgia. My parents, aunts, uncles and my grandmother worked for Dundee Mills in some capacity. I'm 75 now, but remember tying up ends on spinning frames as a teenager. A bunch of us kids assembled huge spinning frames from Saco-Lowell, under directions from a company rep.
Im on my mom's phone and I'm 17 but no offense DAUMN your old hell I'm just hoping to live to mabey 30 or 40
dee, wth are you tripping on? 75 isn't so old, now 98 is old. You think 30 or 40 is old? Hahahaha I want you to remember this when you get to be 30 and then 40. If you make it to 75, you are going to realize that you are still the person you've always been. A bit shallow, but maybe you'll mature.
Wonderful video it brought a flood of memories of family members and neighbors who started their lives in Whittier Mills in Atlanta (Chattahoochee). Both my Mom and Dad’s almost whole family members worked there. Heard many stories about being a “Lint Head”.
Thomas. I just finished a book with an entire chapter on Whittier....what place. I will make a video about it. My new book will be out March 13. You can see it on Amazon as pre-order. I will post a link
Here is link..amzn.to/3Iwno5h
Thanks for the video. I worked in the mills in the 70’s. The pay was really good in my area. I ran 200 looms. I have run cloth looms and fiberglass looms.
Thanks for watching and commenting Gary. I have a lot of respect for people who do manual labor and had to put up with management and things like that thank you for sharing your story. In March I have a new book out about Fulton County Mills that have disappeared quite literally except one. I guess I should make another video when it gets closer to time. Again thank you for watching and for commenting it's encouraging
Stumbled on yr channel. Very interesting! I’m a history buff originally from Virginia. Best wishes!
This is a great collection of pictures and information. Thank you so much for putting it together!
New book video coming soon
I grew up in The Exposition Cotton Mill Village in Northwest Atlanta. My Daddy was a lent head. Best years of my life.
Thank you for the information great video stay safe keep them coming
I just turned in my manuscript for book 4 - LOST MILLS of FULTON CO. Out in March. I have lots of images to put together a preview. THanks for watching.
There is a song writer name Tom House thats writes about these mill workers. These people proceeded the southern pajama factory workers. Loved the song 😊 these folks were so incredibly abused.
The loss of most of those mills should not be missed. It was a hell hole to work in them.
Agreed. But remembering is important
Many of these old mills are still standing throughout GA and Alabama. Some are still producing, some have been converted to condominiums and some are abandoned and slowly collapsing
Absolutely love this video, Thanks for sharing 😊
I was born and raised in NW GA. Its still hard to make a decent living there in scab town.
Are you near LaFayette in Walker County?
Catoosa county
I lived in Thomaston Georgia in the Silvertown mill village and saw the inside of a working cotton mill in the early to mid 1970's The place and the culture were hanging on at least that late.
My sister lives in Thomaston. I worked at a cotton mill in Jonesboro, Ga. Then, for a short time, at one in Griffin. I think it stinks that the powers that be closed all those mills and sending the work to foreign countries, for cheap labor.
My great grandfather played for a managed a baseball team in the industrial league. They played all over the country.
What industry? Textile??
My Father did as well ,
Her Played Goodyear Industrial League
@@LisaRussellMAPW Stockham Valves in Birmingham is where he worked. Iron industry.
Worked in a cotton mill and a yarn mill. Hot, hard work.
My grandmother moved to town. She and her 3 children worked at the mill.
How old were the kids. I just wrote an article about the Lindale Star in Lindale, GA..my book also mentions Child labor in the mills. www.lisamrussell.net
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I worked in the Bibb mill in Bibb city Georgia
I was born and raised in Dalton, GA. I actually worked for West Point Pepperell in the 1970's. The politics of reconstruction was alive and well in the 1970's. Most of all the mills were heavily / partially owned by the likes of carpet baggers and their relatives from the civil war era and they made it damn clear what you will work for. This was true with West Point Pepperell, Crown Cotton Mills and with Aragon Mills. Most of those owners were absolutely vile people and that's putting it politely. I wouldn't piss on any of them if they were on fire. I'd throw gas on them and laugh while they burned. Now, that might sound harsh, but I'd guess that most of you didn't work under their boot either. I did for a while. Today the names of the mills have changed but the way in which they are run is still the same as it was 60 to 70 years ago. Here are some of the names you know today. Shaw Ind, Beaulieu of America, Mohawk Ind. Any of these names ring a bell? I could go on and on and on with info on these companies, but I'd find myself in a court room most likely. Just look at what these company owners have done to Dalton. There has been a population exchange done there. Dalton has been filled with illegal aliens for the past 40 years and that's pretty much all that lives there anymore due to it. All that remains there now (pretty much) is illegal aliens and pensioners.
Dalton is still a mill town and pretty much a sh--hole
Rossville Ga
Is this what is referred to as “replacement theory”? What’s happened to Dalton is indeed a disgrace.
my relatives lived a lifetime of struggle poverty due to the politics of reconstruction
Do you think much has changed with the outsourcing of our industry? So many are living in abject poverty in those areas. I have seen some pretty sad places because of this policy.
My great uncle ran the Aragon mill.
Thank you for watching Robert I would love to talk to him but when I was riding the book Aragon is fascinating
@@LisaRussellMAPW i am sorry he has been gone a long time. His name was James Platt
Are u still making videos? This was a great video would watch more if u are making more videos.
Thank you that is so encouraging...in fact when I turn my fifth book in to my publisher...I am going to focus on just that....what topic would be interesting g to you. See my books on Amazon
@@LisaRussellMAPW something aboug life in the days of the mills .sounds interesting to me in you know maybe go in detail about what happened to the mills afterwards like you did on your video.i would call it Days of the Cotton mills .or the life and times of the cotton mills .
Only thing I remember about Georgia is everyone running down and buying carpet of course I grew up in Tennessee and it was a lot different there...
good
Cool.
Canton GA.
Could you do a video on the Alabama Enterprise Gotten Mill?
First of all thank you for your comment it actually encouraged me to make more videos. I made this video during covid for a library who wanted me to provide something for people to watch online. I've gotten so many good comments that I am thinking of making more. If you have any links or information about that cottonmill let me know and I will look into it. Thank you again for your good comments and I will work on more videos soon. I have a new book coming out about the Fulton County Mills that are lost that might be the next one I write as a CZcams video
IS IT ME OR DO THOSE BOYS EYES LOOK FUNNY?
I'm pretty sure he's cross-eyed these children did not have access to Great Healthcare and nutrition
I think it's my ancestors 🥺
Forget Hell 😉
Exactly.
I am pretty sure some scenes of the walking dead series were film of one of those locations.
Down in South Georgia.
This isn't about mill towns its about Baseball wtf
I do not know what you mean.
Did you not watch this video. WTF you talking about. This is the greatest Mill video ever made.
It’s about both stop crying like a ho
Baseball was probably the only fun thing they had to do that wasn’t working their fingers to the bone. When you see women dressing up in their finest with gloves and hats, it really says how much they valued it. I think if we had to work like that and were offered a form of entertainment during down time it would become important to us too. My grandmother did ‘t work in the mills, but her family owned a mercantile. She worked 10-12 hours a day 6 days a week. The highlight of her week was strolling down the only paved road in town on Sunday’s with her friends. The road went to the cemetery. I have driven down that road a few times.
hard to watch and hear
Yes it was but extremely informative. It is important to learn from these lessons so we never allow a situation to happen again where you g children are forced to work in the mills or factories. This is exactly why people fought for fair wages and we need to remember this.
Sounds like they had welfare in those days. Why is it such a bad thing today? Those people didn't pull themselves up by their boot straps, they were lifted up.