United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, 33.78195, -82.74323United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Washington, 33.73679, -82.73931Atlanta Journal-Constitution1940Newspaper caption attached to print verso: "Birthplace of the Cotton Gin. The first gin built by Eli Whitne was housed in this structure, which orginally stood beside a creek on the Burdette farm at Washington, Ga. The house has since been moved near the Burdette home."image/jp2http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic ArchiveFarm BuildingsFarmhousesBirthplace of the Cotton Gin, Washington, Georgia. 1940sStillImage