United States, Georgia, Jenkins County, Millen, 32.80405, -81.949281921Millen, 1921. Millen Cotton Mills plant. In later years the structures were used to store grain. Then in 1940 the Thomson Company began operating the plant to make stitching.Full caption reads: "[J?]uly 12, 1921, at 12 o'clock noon, on the Premises. . . located at Millen, Jenkins County, in the State of Georgia, will be sold at <i>Public Auction, to the HIghest Bidders</i>. This sale includes the Mill Buildings and land, equipment, machinery, cottages and vacant land shown on the Sales Map . . . make Cotton yarns, and is situated in a favorable labor market, and it has convenient shipping facilities by Rail over the Central . . . also by Boat from the Port of Savannah. This sale affords an unusual money making . . [ . . . ]e attractive features this plant presents. Property open for inspection every day from 9 a.m. . . . and made available to those desiring the Mill entire or buildings, machinery or homes. . . . own price. J[ose]ph P. Day Auctioneer.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/Cotton industry textile--Georgia--MillenArchitecture--Georgia--MillenBusiness--Georgia--Millen[J?]uly 12, 1921, at 12 o'clock noon, on the Premises. . . located at Millen, Jenkins County, in the State of Georgia, will be sold at . . . .StillImage