Westside in Evansville in Vanderburgh County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Evansville Cotton Mill

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2023

1. Evansville Cotton Mill Marker

Inscription. Several buildings (1874) remain of Evansville Cotton Manufacturing Co., 1867-circa 1900. It was a major employer on lower Ohio River. Most workers were women. Accessibility of raw cotton via river, coal from local mines, and railroad transportation attracted mill. Infant food products manufactured here since 1916.

Erected 1996 by Indiana Historical Bureau • Vanderburgh County Historical Society • Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. (Marker Number 82.1996.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Women. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 37° 58.577′ N, 87° 36.046′ W. Marker is in Evansville, Indiana, in Vanderburgh County. It is in Westside. Marker is on Ray Becker Parkway south of West Lloyd Expressway/Ohio River Scenic Byway (Indiana Route 62), on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the delivery/shipping and receiving entrance to the Reckitt Benckiser Group manufacturing plant. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 37 Ray Becker Pkway, Evansville IN 47712, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Evansville Shipyard/Gibson Moore Mine/Evansville Marine Hospital (approx. 0.7 miles

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away); Evansville's Riverfront (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pigeon Creek / Sweezer Pond (approx. 0.7 miles away); Evansville Shipyard/Joan Marchand Bridge/Ohio River (approx. 0.7 miles away); Joan Marchand Bridge (approx. ¾ mile away); Evansville's German Heritage (approx. 1.1 miles away); Underground Railway Station (approx. 1.4 miles away); YWCA (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Evansville.

Regarding Evansville Cotton Mill. Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. bought the 44-acre site in 1915 and refurbished it to begin producing baby food products on March 1, 1916. The facility now manufactures Enfamil formula, among other products. The site has been owned by British consumer goods conglomerate Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC since June 2017, when it acquired Mead Johnson.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2023

2. Evansville Cotton Mill Marker

Former Evansville Cotton Manufacturing Co. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2023

3. Former Evansville Cotton Manufacturing Co.

Evansville Cotton Manufacturing Co. image. Click for full size.

4. Evansville Cotton Manufacturing Co.

During World War II the Evansville Shipyard was based on a portion of this property. The shipyard produced 167 LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) and some 34 other marine vessels between 1942 and 1945.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.