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New Manchester Manufacturing Company
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New Manchester Manufacturing Company
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created by Kurt
on 2/19/2011 2:28 AM
last modified by Emperor Wang
on 12/20/2018 11:31 PM
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Take a nice hike through the state park and you will come accross the ruins. It's the only thing left from 1864 when the village was torched by Union Troops during the Atlanta Campaign. Super cool to see in person.
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Type: Ruins
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Moderate
Recommendation: worth the trip
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flooding water the creek can flood
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It's kind of like seeing ancient ruins in a jungle. Just to think this was once a small town and it was burned down by northern troops in 1864 and part of the factories shell is still there.
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fences part-time guard crazy locals
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This mill was built in 1849 on Sweetwater Creek, about 15 miles west of Atlanta. The mill was designed to produce a type of yarn from cotton called Osnaburg. In 1861 the Company contracted with the Confederate Government to produce material for Confederate uniforms. The mill/factory combination was five stories tall, bigger than any building in Atlanta at that time. By 1864 most of the men were fighting in the Confederate Army. The 60 to 70 employees at the mill consisted mostly of women and their children. A small contingent of Militia known as the “Sweetwater Guards”, were stationed at the mill. On July 2, 1864 Union Cavalry commanded by General George Stoneman captured the mill and village around it. On the 9th the entire village and mill were destroyed. General Sherman ordered that everyone connected with the mill be arrested, including the children of the women workers. All were taken to Marietta and imprisoned. While there they were joined by the workers from the Roswell Mills that had also been arrested. This group was taken from Marietta to Louisville, KY and imprisoned there. Those that agreed to sign an “Oath of Allegiance” to the United States Government were then released north of the Ohio River in Ohio and Indiana. A condition of their release was that they could not return south until the war ended. Those that didn’t sign the oath remained in prison until after the war. Although many of the former workers were never heard from again, most made it back to Georgia after the war. The factory and town at New Manchester were never rebuilt. Today the ruins are part of the 2,035 acre Sweetwater Creek State Park at Lithia Springs, GA.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 12/20/2018 11:32 PM.
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on Dec 20 18 at 23:32, Emperor Wang validated this location on Dec 20 18 at 23:31, Emperor Wang changed the following: History, Description on Dec 20 18 at 0:02, Kurt made this location public on Jun 5 12 at 17:57, Opheliaism validated this location on Jun 1 12 at 14:51, Kurt updated the main picture on Jun 1 12 at 14:46, Kurt updated the main picture on Jan 11 12 at 1:41, Opheliaism validated this location on Jan 10 12 at 20:41, Kurt changed the following: Type, Hazards, Recommendation, Security Measures, Required Equipment, Recommended Equipment, Future Plans, Description on Feb 22 11 at 22:14, Steed validated this location on Feb 21 11 at 16:02, Kurt changed the following: Status, Hazards
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