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David Bottoms, Poet Laureate of Georgia 2000-2012, born in Canton; Joseph E. Brown, headmaster, attorney and politician, Governor of Georgia 1857–1865, and US Senator. From 1844 he lived in Canton, where he became devoted to public education. He achieved great wealth in railroads and mining after the Civil War.
There were several historic mills around the metro Atlanta area, for which many of its current-day roads are still named. Most of the mills date back to the 1820s and 1830s, and were built along the area's many streams. The locations of many of these mills are shown on a map of 1875 showing U. S. military operations around Atlanta in 1864.
78001003 [1] Added to NRHP. July 20, 1978. Augusta Cotton Exchange Building is a historic building in Augusta, Georgia. It was designed by Enoch William Brown and built in the mid-1880s during a cotton boom. The structure includes ornate details and ironwork and is considered High Victorian architecture. Materials for its construction were ...
William G. Preston. Freemasons' Hall, formerly the Savannah Cotton Exchange, was built in 1876 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Its function was to provide King Cotton factors, brokers serving planters' interest in the market, a place to congregate and set the market value of cotton exported to larger markets such as New York City or London.
80001257 [1] Added to NRHP. March 27, 1980. The Social Circle Historic District is a 132 acres (0.53 km 2) historic district in Social Circle, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The listing included 200 contributing buildings. [1] It includes Greek Revival, Early Commercial, and Late Victorian architecture.
September 11, 1986. The Witham Cotton Mills Village Historic District is a 18 acres (7.3 ha) historic district in Hartwell, Georgia. The district included 47 contributing buildings along Liberty Circle, Jackson, and Webb Streets in Hartwell, including Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, and vernacular Victorian architecture. [ 1]
73000624 [1] Added to NRHP. May 9, 1973. The Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site is a former cotton plantation and state historic site in Juliette, Georgia, United States. Founded as a forced-labor farm worked by John Jarrell and the African American people he enslaved, the site stands today as one of the best-preserved examples of a "middle ...
Canton: 4: Canton Cotton Mills No. 2: Canton Cotton Mills No. 2: April 1, 2002 : 200 Ball Ground Hwy. Canton: Converted to loft apartments 5: Canton Wholesale Company Building: Canton Wholesale Company Building: November 13, 1997 : 15 Main St.