These are among the last of the mill worker’s houses in the Fitzgerald Cotton Mills that haven’t been covered with vinyl siding.
The utilitarian structures were provided to employees of the mill and many families remained in them after the mill closed.
My mother, and all of my maternal relatives grew up in this small town. My mother moved to Atlanta to get a better job after she grew up, and the rest is history. But I would always come down here on weekends in my childhood to visit my grandparents and my extended family.
My grandparents lived in Abba, and did all of their shopping and banking in Fitzgerald. I loved the area and enjoy seeing the pictures of the area
I grew up in Fitzgerald and went by this mill and the houses on school bus and had aunts that worked in the mill. Haven’t been in this area in over 40 years.
I’ve lived in Fitzgerald since 1984. I’ve seen the homes, but of course, I
haven’t seen the cotton mill in the condition pictured on the post card.