OLD WOOL MILL
When I lived in
Cleveland, TN for a short time, I used to pass by this worn down phantom of
the early Industrial Revolution era. I found out
it is most often referred to by locals as the Old Wool Mill. Founded in
1880 by C.L. Hardwicke, this mill was the creators of such fashion
known then as the dollar pants, of wool and jean cloth. Barely surviving
the Depression era of the 1930's, and emerging from the financial
strains to produce fabric for military uniforms during WWII. This
industrial mill also survived through several fires in the turn of the
century. It is a building that has now been vandalized beyond
recognition from its golden era as American Industry pioneers. Walking
passed it always gives me a sad feeling, and I cannot help but to
imagine a ghost from the past looking through the shattered windows into
a new world.
When I lived in
Cleveland, TN for a short time, I used to pass by this worn down phantom of
the early Industrial Revolution era. I found out
it is most often referred to by locals as the Old Wool Mill. Founded in
1880 by C.L. Hardwicke, this mill was the creators of such fashion
known then as the dollar pants, of wool and jean cloth. Barely surviving
the Depression era of the 1930's, and emerging from the financial
strains to produce fabric for military uniforms during WWII. This
industrial mill also survived through several fires in the turn of the
century. It is a building that has now been vandalized beyond
recognition from its golden era as American Industry pioneers. Walking
passed it always gives me a sad feeling, and I cannot help but to
imagine a ghost from the past looking through the shattered windows into
a new world. 
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