Clarkdale in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Coats & Clark Thread Mill

1931 – 1983

Photographed by David Seibert, July 17, 2010

1. Coats & Clark Thread Mill Marker

Inscription. In 1931 Clark Thread Company opened a spinning mill here, giving the local economy a boost during the Great Depression with the creation of approximately 650 new jobs. Baled cotton was spun into unfinished thread that was then shipped to a finishing mill in Toccoa to be bleached, dyed and spooled. Except during WWII when the company had government contracts, the only product made here was industrial thread sold to clothing manufacturers. The company merged with J &P Coats Limited in 1952 to form Coats & Clark, Inc. In the early 1980s the strength of the dollar against the Japanese yen made the purchase of imported thread less costly than producing it locally, leading to the closure of the mill in 1983.

Erected 2009 by Cobb County Community Development Agency.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.

Location. 33° 49.917′ N, 84° 39.3′ W. Marker is in Clarkdale, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is at the intersection of Newark Street SW and Newark Avenue SW, on the right when traveling west on Newark Street

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SW. The marker stands just to the right of the entrance to the former Coats & Clark Thread Mill. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarkdale GA 30111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clarkdale Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Clarkdale Mill Village Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Causey - Maxham House (approx. 2½ miles away); Sweet Water Town Site (approx. 2.8 miles away); Hardee's Corps at Powder Springs (approx. 3½ miles away); Ross' Headquarters (approx. 3.7 miles away);

Photographed by David Seibert, July 17, 2010

2. Coats & Clark Thread Mill Marker

The entrance drive (to the mill) is to the left

16th A.C. to Roswell (approx. 4.2 miles away); Schofield's Headquarters (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarkdale.

Photographed by David Seibert, July 17, 2010

3. Coats & Clark Thread Mill Marker

Looking south, the Clarkdale Historic District marker can be seen in the distance.

Coats & Clark Thread Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, July 17, 2010

4. Coats & Clark Thread Mill

Photographed by David Seibert, July 17, 2010

5. Coats & Clark Thread Mill

Photographed by David Seibert, July 17, 2010

6. Coats & Clark Thread Mill

Originally the building had large glass windows, later bricked in.

Photographed by David Seibert, July 17, 2010

7. Coats & Clark Thread Mill

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 4,666 times since then and 235 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 23, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.