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

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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