Pell City in St. Clair County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

The Mill Village

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 26, 2023

1. The Mill Village Marker

Inscription. The Pell City Manufacturing Company, completed in 1902, was the main catalyst in the growth and development of Pell City. It was the first cotton mill in the South with the distinctive sawtooth roof design. In addition to the mill itself, the mill complex consisted of the adjacent Mill Village of over one hundred houses, the mill office, a community house, a hospital and a school. In 1919 the mill was purchased by the Comer interests and became part of the Avondale Mills system. The Mill Village continued as the center of everyday life in Pell City for many years. The mill and Mill Village were added to National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 2000.

Erected 2003 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 33° 35.484′ N, 86° 16.833′ W. Marker is in Pell City, Alabama, in St. Clair County. It is at the intersection of Comer Avenue and 26th Street North, on the left when traveling north on Comer Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pell City AL 35125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

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

a Gulf of Mexico state,

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

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are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pell City’s Historical Residential District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pell City, Alabama (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Downtown Pell City (approx. half a mile away); A County Older Than The State (approx. half a mile away); Coosa River (approx. 2.6 miles away); Company F 10th Alabama Infantry C.S.A. 1861-1865 (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cropwell Historical Park (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cropwell History (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pell City.

Also see . . . Avondale Mill Historic District. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the district, which was listed in 2000. (National Park Service) (Submitted on March 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 26, 2023

2. The Mill Village Marker

Pell City Manufacturing Company image. Click for full size.

via Pell City Public Library

3. Pell City Manufacturing Company

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,512 times since then and 126 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.