Greensboro GA Mary Leila Cotton Mill Vines Of Time Historic Architectural Art
by Reid Callaway
Title
Greensboro GA Mary Leila Cotton Mill Vines Of Time Historic Architectural Art
Artist
Reid Callaway
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Greensboro GA Mary Leila Cotton Mill....by Reid Callaway
Vines Of Time Historic Architectural Art
The sun shines thru the old glass windows and the vines of time grow on inside the historic Mary Leila Cotton Mill architecture.
In 1786 an act of the state legislature set aside the western lands of Washington County to create Greene County and its seat, Greenesborough (later Greenesboro, then Greensboro), which was incorporated in 1803. Taking its name from Nathanael Greene, a general in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), Greensboro served as the commercial center of one of Georgia's most important cotton-producing counties. The city's history illustrates the struggle, common to many small towns in the rural South, to emerge from the shadow of a cash-crop monoculture.
The phenomenal rise of the cotton economy facilitated the growth of Greensboro as the commercial center of Greene County. Fifty years after it's founding, Greene became Georgia's largest cotton-producing county. In 1838, responding to the need to transport the region's ever-growing crop, the Georgia Railroad reached Greensboro, cementing the city's status as the county's commercial center. By 1854 the town had its own cotton mill, the Greenesboro Manufacturing Company. The merchant class that profited from this commerce became the town's elite.
The Mary-Leila Cotton Mill opened in Greensboro in 1899. It was the first industrial factory to arrive in Greene County, as the community attempted to diversify its cotton-based economy. World War II (1941-45) proved a boon to the cotton mill, though it would achieve a certain amount of adverse notoriety when its workers went on strike for higher wages in 1941.
Located between the Ogeechee and Oconee rivers in Georgia's formerly rich cotton belt, Greensboro lies at the heart of Greene County, halfway between Atlanta and Augusta. The Creek Indians prized this region for its abundant game. The Georgia legislature created the county in hopes of attracting white settlers to the region and dislodging the Creeks. Although the state attempted to maintain a facade of legality in taking Indian lands, tensions ran high between white newcomers and Native Americans. In 1787 Indians attacked Greensboro, burning homes and killing residents. Despite these and other difficulties of frontier life, Greensboro and Greene County grew rapidly.
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Reid Callaway
Thank you Karen for appreciating my artwork and your kind words! 2/11/2020....Moving to Hawaii Karen! 3/2020
KAREN WILES
This is spectacular Reid, one of my favorites of all your works!!! Could look at the detail in this for hours upon end...
Reid Callaway
Thank you to the buyer from the Greensboro Antique Mall in Greensboro, GA for the purchase of my image!
Reid Callaway
Thank you Ann for admiring my artwork and for making this image one of your personal Favorites! 8/30/2018
Reid Callaway
Thank you Joy McAdams for your kind words and for making this image one of your personal Favorites!
Reid Callaway
Thank you Doug Kreuger for your kind words and for making this image one of your personal Favorites!
Doug Kreuger
Fantastic art shot and title, Reid, love it... especially the blue painted posts and doors! L&F
Reid Callaway
Thank you Laura Ragland for featuring my artwork in our group... WeatherUnderground Fans!
Reid Callaway
Thank you Jean OKeeffe for featuring my your artwork in our group...Greeting Cards For All Occasions! 11/27/2015
Reid Callaway
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Reid Callaway
Thanks so much Marinescu Dan for featuring my artwork in our group...Premium FAA Artists
Reid Callaway
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Reid Callaway
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