The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, June 15, 1978, Image 4

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Geneve Founded 19-Year-( RditAr'c O * ^V?V In July,1977 Clinton Mills announced that it had acquired the Geneva Plants of FabricsAmerica. Since acquiring the operations, the company has been modernizing the plants and installing new machinery and other equipment to enable it to produce superior quality fabrics. The Clothmaker, on these pages, has attempted to show something about the town and the Geneva operations. Geneva, Alabama is a C _ I A - ?-AA oinclli lUWII UI auuui 4,0UU people. Located at the junction of the Choctawhatchee and Pea Rivers. It was founded around 1830 by a 19 year old Swiss named Henry A. Yonge. 5 Geneva's Plant No. 1. H* Bpffl rTT City Hall houses progressive city 3 ifwtSW&Sjj /V ^~ *-~~Abundant Farmland - Th agriculture and industry. C peanuts. i, Ala.: By !)ld Swiss In 1865, the two nearby rivers flooded and virtually Ka T? 1 OCO uwow vjcu 11IC umn. Ill 1000, following a move to "higher grounds", GeneVzf County was formed. Seven years later, in 1875, a charter was., granted to the town of Geneva. Historically, during the late 1800's and early 1900's, turpentine, lumber, and other agricultural and forestry products dominated the economy of the area. Although, today, primarily, an agricultural region, numerous manufacturers haves located in this area. Geneva has a sub-tropical climate which is influenced by the Gulf of Mexico. It lies approximately 105 feet above sea level and has an average annual temperature of about 67 degrees. JSMMA v ^ n' j- j- -j-* -? m government offices. * e economy of Geneva is a mixtu Irops include soybeans, corn, ? .' VDowntown - Numerous < Geneva area. Side view of F ijH while modernizatio * . _ k 1 re of and o stores indicate the commerci 1 i i 'S 4 - ' "lin" jfc r - m 'lant No. 2 gives indication ol n project is underway. JLTS Choetewhatdiee Rive t*z Mrs. Edna Crutchfield, C r finds her new working are, al development of the "f'l i1 f exterior of Plant r g$Si 1 linton's spinning instructa pleasant.