There was a "Troup Factory" settlement in Troup Co GA prior to 1900 and was a flourishing community for a few years. Gus

Troup Factory. In 1851,Samuel Curtright and two others incorporated the county's first steam-powered mill, which planed lumber,grist,flour,and saw mills dotted the countryside,with communities springing up around them as trade developed. Factories also began to appear. Troup Factory,was built in 1847 on Flat Shoals Creek in the southern part of the County. Colleen Sims ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 12:57 PM Subject: [GA-Roots] Re: "Factory" in GA > There was a "Troup Factory" settlement in Troup Co GA prior to 1900 and was a > flourishing community for a few years. > Gus > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess [email protected] Listmanager > VOLUNTEER TO TRANSCRIBE CENSUS FOR THE USGENWEB PROJECT > http://www.usgenweb.org/census > Thou shalt read thine own message thrice before thou sendest it. > >

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