Bamberg Cotton Mill, Main Street, Bamberg, Bamberg County, SC

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Bamberg Cotton Mill, Main Street, Bamberg, Bamberg County, SC

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Summary

Significance: This mill contained the largest collection of late 19th and early 20th century textile machinery in active production in the state until it closed in 1986. It was originally planned to house a carriage factory but was converted to textile production by 1894.
Survey number: HAER SC-20
Building/structure dates: ca. 1892 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1898 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1920 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1986 Subsequent Work

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Date

1920
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Folk, H C
Black, J B
Smith, W G
Hayes, E R
Bamberg, F M
Brabham, H J
Brabham, C R
Copeland, J D
Centrif Air Machine Company
Barber Coleman
Carding Specialists Company, Ltd
Draper Corporation
Morse Chain Company
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Location

Bamberg (S.C.)33.29153, -81.03707
Google Map of 33.2915274, -81.0370698
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Library of Congress
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