This old brick mill building, with its distinctive towers, is located just beside I-75 north of Forsyth. It was a landmark on trips to and from Atlanta when I was a child. It’s an old cotton mill, perhaps the Brighton Mill, but was later part of Bibb Manufacturing Company, which built a modern mill behind it sometime after World War II. Today, it’s home to a discount furniture business. I will update when I learn more about the history.
My family worked in the Forsyth mill around 1910 – 1920’s. Looking for information on the mill village/employee records. They left Upson County, Ga when the Waymanville Mill closed.
I was born and raised on Circle Drive off Ensign Road and was always taught that we lived in the New Bibb Mill Village. We called the village on the other side of the Bibb Mill the “Old Village” which was home of Garden Hills Church.
My family worked in the mill around 1910 1920’s. Looking for mill employee records. They left Upson County, Ga when the mill closed.