Bemiston is an unincorporated community and former company town in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. Bemiston now lies within the city limits of Talladega.
Bemiston, Alabama | |
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  Bemiston, Alabama  Bemiston, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′36″N 86°07′15″W / 33.41000°N 86.12083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Talladega |
| Elevation | 561 ft (171 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 159147[1] |
| Bemiston Mill Village | |
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 Location of Bemiston Mill Village in Alabama | |
| Location | Talladega, Alabama |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Official name | Bemiston Mill Village |
| Designated | December 1, 2008 |
History
editBemiston was founded in 1927, as a mill town built around the Bemis Brothers Bag Company cotton mill. The mill was built between Alabama State Route 21 and the Eastern Alabama Railway. The 700,000-square-foot mill produced handbags during the Great Depression and sandbags during World War II. The community was home to a school, general store, automobile repair shop, nurses' office, and gymnasium. The company built a power plant and sewer and water treatment plant to serve the community. A recreational director was hired to develop a community baseball and basketball team. The workers' houses were made of California Redwood, with two-car garages and running hot and cold water.[2] A community dairy farm was started by the company with 68 Holstein cattle to provide milk to the residents.[3] Bemis closed the mill in 1979, but the factory was acquired by Master Brand Industries, a cabinet maker. The community has since been listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[4]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1950 | 1,007 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
Bemiston appeared on the 1950 U.S. Census as an unincorporated community prior to its annexation into Talladega in 1955.
References
edit- ^ "Bemiston". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Trammell, Bobbye Baker (2009). Bemiston - Bobbye Baker Trammell - Google Books. ISBN 9780738568034. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ The Louisville and Nashville Employees' Magazine, Vol. 27 - Louisville and Nashville Railroad - Google Books. 1951. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "Bemiston Mill Village listed to the Alabama Register" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
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