In 1926, R.E. Hightower, Sr., of Thomaston Cotton Mills helped secure a new mill to manufacture cotton tire cord for B.F. Goodrich Company, and Martha Mills, named after Hightower's wife, solidified Thomaston's role in West Georgia's thriving textile industry. In 1929, B.F. Goodrich purchased Martha Mills and engaged landscape architect and city planner Earle Sumner Draper and the architectural and engineering firm Robert and Company to design a community for the mill's employees. Named Silvertown after a line of B.F. Goodrich tires, the community was designed to protect natural resources, create abundant open space, and include houses, schools, a community center, and churches. During World War II, Martha Mills produced needed materials for the war effort. In 1958, Silvertown was annexed into Thomaston, and the Silvertown Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.