Near Covington in Newton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Factory Shoals c. 1820

Photographed by David Seibert, August 4, 2010

1. Factory Shoals c. 1820 Marker

Inscription. This area represents one of Georgia’s earliest experiences in advanced water-powered industrialization technologically unsurpassed in the U.S.

Archaeological remains of 5 mills ranging from large textile factories to small grist mills exist within a one mile section of the river.

The post office for the thriving environs was Webbville, 1832, later Newton Factory, 1846, with a population of 600 by 1860.

Sherman’s march through Newton County, 1864, the flood of 1881 and other economic forces fore-shortened the post-bellum prosperity of this remarkable development.

Erected 1993 by Newton County Historical Society Landmarks Committee. (Marker Number 6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 33° 26.709′ N, 83° 49.717′ W. Marker is near Covington, Georgia, in Newton County. It is on Unnamed Park Road 0.2 miles south of Newton Factory Bridge Road, in the median. The marker is on the main road in Newton County's Factory Bridge Recreation Park (fee charged). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 450 Newton Factory Bridge Road, Covington GA 30014, 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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,

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 8 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Red Oak Church (approx. one mile away); Dow’s Pulpit (approx. 4.4 miles away); Charlie Elliott's Internment Site (approx. 5.6 miles away); Old Starrsville Store (approx. 6.1 miles away); The Isaac Parker Inn (approx. 6½ miles away); The March to the Sea (approx. 6.6 miles away); Mansfield's Famous Southpaw (approx. 7.4 miles away); Mansfield's First School (approx. 7.6 miles away).

Photographed by David Seibert, August 4, 2010

2. Factory Shoals c. 1820 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,990 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.