Mississippi Mills in Wesson, Mississippi

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Mississippi Mills

Hwy 51, Wesson, MS, USA

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Wesson, Miss. Site of cotton & woolen mills set up, 1866, by J. and M. Wesson. Burnt, 1873; rebuilt, expanded & operated by Col. Ed Richardson and Capt. Wm. Oliver, with 2000 employees. Closed 1910 and dismantled 1919.

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