New Manchester Mill Ruins
4.8 (573)attraction
4.8 (573)Burned during the Civil War, the multi-story brick ruins of an 1849 textile mill rise along Sweetwater Creek's rapids.
Description
Originally operating as the Sweetwater Manufacturing Company, the cotton facility was burned by federal troops in 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign. Set within Sweetwater Creek State Park, the site is reached via hiking trails along the water, grounding the walk in Georgia's industrial and wartime history.
