tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post7763176584056367182..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Georgia's Textile MillsDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-45061934316419888822020-09-05T07:59:27.793-04:002020-09-05T07:59:27.793-04:00Vermont.Vermont.Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12038621934457678475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-38139046548306719162020-09-04T07:31:55.424-04:002020-09-04T07:31:55.424-04:00Thank you! By the late 1940s most of the Georgia m...Thank you! By the late 1940s most of the Georgia mill houses were sold to the mill workers. There's a group on Facebook whose members all lived in one village in the Macon, GA area. Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-62232563130310993772020-09-04T07:29:53.504-04:002020-09-04T07:29:53.504-04:00Thank you, Connie. My husband worked in woolen mil...Thank you, Connie. My husband worked in woolen mills in England as a young man, before he immigrated here. What state was the mill he worked in?Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-54717459723323207532020-09-04T06:45:44.850-04:002020-09-04T06:45:44.850-04:00Aurora , Illinois has a lot of row houses. Blocks...Aurora , Illinois has a lot of row houses. Blocks of homes built exactly alike for factory workers families. A variety of thriving factories once graced the landscape of Aurora. By the time I moved here in the 1970's most row house were privately owned. Factories no longer provided housing. Eventually many of the factories closed. The buildings were either torn down or converted to a different use. This was a fascinating post. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to your upcoming novel.Jubileewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681074948260157766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-6350738916829577072020-09-04T06:34:06.220-04:002020-09-04T06:34:06.220-04:00Welcome to the blog, and thanks for the post. My f...Welcome to the blog, and thanks for the post. My father worked in a woolen mill for a lot of his life, going back and forth from other jobs he tried. I guess the wool dust got into his veins! Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12038621934457678475noreply@blogger.com