Madison in Jefferson County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Eagle Cotton Mill
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Gas, Coal & Tobacco

Streetside History

Eagle Cotton Mill Marker (<i>west side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2021

1. Eagle Cotton Mill Marker (west side)

Inscription. Eagle Cotton Mill
[west side]Built in 1884 for $100,000, this was the most modern mill of its time, complete with its own power plant. Electric lamps illuminated 300 workers at 240 looms spinning thread and weaving cotton cloth. The Johnson family, which had controlling interest, also managed a starch factory on the west side of Madison's riverfront.

Gas, Coal & Tobacco
[east side]Barges unloaded coal for the furnaces at the gas company on First & Walnut. In addition to producing coke for home heating and gas for lighting, the ovens provided a warm place for local lads sledding down the streets in the winter. Five tobacco warehouses lined the riverfront, supporting farmers from the 1850s until the 1990s.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 38° 43.958′ N, 85° 22.532′ W. Marker is in Madison, Indiana, in Jefferson County. It is on East Vaughn Drive just east of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located beside the sidewalk along the Madison Riverwalk. Touch for map. Marker

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is in this post office area: Madison IN 47250, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Madison Historic District (about 500 feet away); Firemen's Park (about 600 feet away); Bill Cantrell Memorial Race Course (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Paul / Early History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eagle Cotton Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Chartered Bank in Indiana (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Courthouse Treasure (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Regarding Eagle Cotton Mill / Gas, Coal & Tobacco. The Eagle Cotton Mill contributes to the historic significance of the Madison

Gas, Coal & Tobacco Marker (<i>east side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2021

2. Gas, Coal & Tobacco Marker (east side)

Historic District, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark. National Register of Historic Places #73000020.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Streetside History • Madison, Indiana

Also see . . .
1. Madison Historic District (Madison, Indiana). Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Historic Landmark Nomination Form (Submitted on June 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Fairfield Inn & Suites Madison Historic Eagle Cotton Mill. Historic Hotels of America website entry (Submitted on June 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Marker detail: Eagle Cotton Mill image. Click for full size.

3. Marker detail: Eagle Cotton Mill

Marker detail: Eagle Cotton Mill Weaving Room image. Click for full size.

4. Marker detail: Eagle Cotton Mill Weaving Room

Marker detail: Vaughn Drive at Jefferson Street, circa 1930 image. Click for full size.

5. Marker detail: Vaughn Drive at Jefferson Street, circa 1930

Marker detail: Tobacco Processing image. Click for full size.

6. Marker detail: Tobacco Processing

7. Marker detail: Tobacco Processing

Fairfield Inn & Suites Madison Historic Eagle Cotton Mill. image. Click for full size.

via Historic Hotels of America website entry, unknown

8. Fairfield Inn & Suites Madison Historic Eagle Cotton Mill.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2021

9. Eagle Cotton Mill Marker (west side)

(looking east along Vaughn Drive • Ohio River on right)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2021

10. Gas, Coal & Tobacco Marker (east side)

(looking west along Vaughn Drive • Walnut Street intersection in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,160 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 10, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 8. submitted on June 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 9, 10. submitted on September 10, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Eagle Cotton Mill⎯⎯⎯Gas, Coal & Tobacco

Streetside History

Eagle Cotton Mill
⎯⎯⎯
Gas, Coal & Tobacco