The Tallassee Mills were cotton mills established by the Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Company in 1841 in Tallassee, Alabama at the falls of the Tallapoosa River. At the time of their closure in 2005, the Tallassee Mills were the oldest continuously operating textile mills in the United States.[3]

Tallassee Mills
Tallassee Mills in 2010
Location1844 Old Mill Rd., Tallassee, Alabama
Coordinates32°31′53.3″N 85°53′10.1″W / 32.531472°N 85.886139°W / 32.531472; -85.886139
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1844 (1844)
Architectural styleIndustrial complex
NRHP reference No.09000734[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 26, 2010
Designated ARLHJanuary 18, 1978[2]

The mills were placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 2010.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage as of April 7, 2023" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ^ Goss, Bill. "History of Tallassee". Tallassee Alabama - Treasure on the Tallapoosa. Coty of Tallassee. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
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