Englewood in McMinn County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Englewood

A Textile Mill Town

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 27, 2017

1. Englewood Marker

Inscription. Expansion of textile manufacturing into the Southern states provided the first large-scale “public work” opportunities for local women. Englewood’s textile workforce, from the workers of the first spinning mill built on a nearby farm in 1857 to the present, has been predominantly female. Early mills also employed children, and reserved certain jobs for men.

At least 25 textile mills have operated in Englewood. Products included cotton yard, union suits, women’s hosiery, socks, and fashion apparel. Most mills were family-run enterprises, and often employed entire families of workers. Larger mills offered rental houses, an attractive deal for families hired from the countryside or distant places. Company neighborhoods like Sock Hill, Yellow Top, and Shootin’ Street, had distinctive architectural styles and identities.

Eureka Cotton Mills (circa 1898) was located at Old Englewood, about two miles south of present-day Englewood.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the A Tennessee Overhill Experience - From Furs to Factories series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 35° 25.546′ N, 84° 29.267′ W. Marker

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is in Englewood, Tennessee, in McMinn County. It is on South Niota Road (Tennessee Route 39), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Englewood TN 37329, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethsalem Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); The Tennessee Overhill Experience (approx. 5.2 miles away); John Tyler Morgan (approx. 5.8 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Lt. Charles R. Ware, USN (approx. 5.9 miles away); Athens Waterwheel/CDR Joseph T. Neville Memorial Waterwheel (approx. 5.9 miles away); Rice House (approx. 6 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 27, 2017

2. Englewood Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 27, 2017

3. Englewood Marker

Englewood Historical Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 27, 2017

4. Englewood Historical Mural

1850-1925 Englewood Historical Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 27, 2017

5. 1850-1925 Englewood Historical Mural

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 678 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 26, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.