John P. King Manufacturing Company, 1701 Goodrich Street, Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA
Summary
Significance: The John P. King Mfg. Co. was built as part of Augusta's campaign to become the "Lowell of the South." The mill has always used the water power of the Augusta Canal and now generates hydroelectric power. The King Mill operated the largest number of spindles under one roof in Augusta and was one of the largest cotton mills in the South.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-15
Survey number: HAER GA-15
Building/structure dates: 1882- 1884 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1889 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Spartan Mills
Estes, Charles
Hill, John D
Smith, Joel
Thomas, Landon A
Sharpe, David
Steiner, Alan J
Location
Augusta (Ga.), 33.51171, -82.00697
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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