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The Lincoln Mill and Mill Village Historic District is a historic district in Huntsville, Alabama. Opened in 1900, it quickly grew to be Huntsville's largest cotton mill in the first quarter of the 20th century. After closing in 1955, the mills were converted to office space that was used by the U.S. space program.
Eclectic is located at (32.641285, -86.038571 [6]The town is located along Alabama State Route 63, which runs from south to north through the center of town, leading northeast 26 mi (42 km) to Alexander City and southwest 5 mi (8.0 km) to the unincorporated community of Claud.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a Google map. [1]
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment is the largest privately owned arts facility in the United States. With a focus on visual arts, this huge historic factory building has been redeveloped into 153 working studios for over 200 artists and makers, 7 galleries, a theatre, community garden, and performance venues.
The Merrimack Mill Village Historic District is a historic district in Huntsville, Alabama. The cotton mill was built in 1900 by the Merrimack Manufacturing Company, reaching a peak of 1,600 employees by 1955. The mill was sold in 1946, and became known as the Huntsville Manufacturing Company.
The Anniston Cotton Manufacturing Company was a cotton mill which operated from 1880 to 1977. Its three-building complex at 215 W. Eleventh St. in Anniston, Alabama , United States, built in 1880, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, as "Anniston Cotton Manufacturing Company".
Although the main house was destroyed by fire in 1966 after being struck by lightning, the site was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on April 14, 1992 and the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1997. [1] [2] The site is the property of the State of Alabama; a local board has oversight.
[33] [29] Cotton mills grew Huntsville and the South's economies greatly, becoming 60% of all U.S. exports and connecting Huntsville to major cotton markets in Nashville, Memphis, and New Orleans. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] An 1822 census showed that out of the 1,300 inhabitants of Huntsville, 448 were slaves, making up 36% of the city's population.