This Old Mill

A town fights to save a 120-year-old mill from being demolished.

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October 20, 2002, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The mill ran for 120 years, which townspeople say is longer than any other cotton-oil mill anywhere. It was the town's biggest private employer, its biggest taxpayer and the last vestige of an industry that once made Port Gibson one of the richest little towns in America. Shutting it down...is like losing a piece of your soul...[The town] is fighting back. It has thwarted the demolition...and local business owners are searching for someone to revive the mill. Failing that, civic leaders would use it for some other purpose, like a museum."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: One More Vestige of King Cotton Fades Out in Mississippi

Friday, October 18, 2002 in The New York Times

History / Preservation Mississippi

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