The Milstead Bell was a thousand-pound bell with a sweet, clear voice that could be heard for miles around the community, and it signaled the beginning of the work day at Milstead Mill. At six o'clock each morning, Night Watchman I. M. Walker rang it to summon Milstead employees to work. He also climbed the thirty-five-foot tower at the corner of the plant to ring the bell each hour of the night as he made his rounds, calling out the time and announcing, "All is well." From 1916 to 1930, the rope was removed in favor of a new steam whistle. In 1930, a large electric magnet connected to an eight-day clock in the Superintendent's Office allowed the bell to be used until World War II. Today, its sweet and clear sound can be heard by campers and visitors at Camp Southern Ground in Fayetteville, Georgia.