Wehadkee Yarn Mills

Near this site, soon after Threat of Cusseta 1832, Peter A. Hogg built a grist mill on Wehadkee Creek, named for a local Indian tribe. The settlement was first called Prothro's Mill for James Prothro, who, with John McPherson, obtained a U.S. land patent in 1837 and built a sawmill and blacksmith shop. Before 1860 the name changed to Rock Mills when a cotton factory was established. Over the years, this factory was listed as Rock Mills Mfg. Co., Wehadkee Manufacturing Co., Rosedale Mfg. Co., Wehadkee Cotton Mills, and on March 28, 1905, became Wehadkee Yarn Mills. The present structure was built in 1881 and produces 100 percent cotton yarn, with company offices located in West Point, Ga.

Rock Mills, Alabama · United States