The advertisement above regarding sales at Mt. Verd Cotton Mills appeared in The Athens Post, April 17, 1863, and in several subsequent issues.

The news article below from The Athens Post, 1874, reveals mill production and reports that by far most of their cotton lint was grown locally in McMinn and surrounding counties.

"THOU SHALT NOT STEAL." DEUTERONOMY 5 : 19

This site is dedicated to the memory of my mother Beulah Cline Nipper, a beautiful product of the Knobs.