United States, Georgia, Carroll County, 33.58282, -85.07974Ed Schipul2010Banning Mill, initially known as Bowen's Mill, was founded along Snake Creek in Carroll County during the 1840s. Until its closure in 1971, Banning Mill was the oldest continuously operated mill in Georgia.Photograph of an abandoned and overgrown Banning Mill in Carroll County, Georgia. This three-story brick structure, initially known as Bowen's Mill, was founded along Snake Creek in Carroll County during the 1840s.Banning Mill is located in southeastern Carroll County on the banks of Snake Creek, an arm of the Chattahoochee River. When it closed in 1971, the mill, which opened in the decade of the 1840s, had been in existence longer than any other regional mill and had served as both employer and home to generations of area residents.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/banning-millhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/textile-industryhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/carroll-countyForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/banning-millhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/textile-industryhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/carroll-countyForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaMills and mill-work--Georgia--Carroll CountyBuildings--Georgia--Carroll CountyFactories--Georgia--Carroll CountyHistoric buildings--Georgia--Carroll CountyCarroll County (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Banning MillStillImage