On Abram’s Creek, near the site of the early Cherokee village, Chilhowee, William and Robert James established a water-powered cotton and woolen spinning and weaving factory. A charter for the business was issued in 1846 and the mill was evidently in operation by 1853. The business closed before the Civil War and was never reopened.

Marker is on U.S. 129 ½ mile east of Happy Valley Road, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources: