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Historic Bemis
South Highland Avenue at Bemis Ln, Jackson,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 34' 31.08",
-88° 48' 53.339976"
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Tennessee State Historical Marker |
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Founded in 1900 by Judson Moss Bemis, president of Bemis Brothers Bag Company. Bemis was a cotton mill town, planned by Albert Farwell Bemis and renowned architects Andrew Hepburn and Arthur Shurchiff. A self-contained town, Bemis consisted of a four story mill, worker housing, church, auditorium-theather, schools, company store, YMCA, public bath house, park, post office, and other commercial facilites.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Historic Bemis Historical Marker Location Map, Jackson, Tennessee Map
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