Happy Flag Day! On June 14, 1777 the United States adopted the Stars and Stripes as its national flag. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson established Flag Day by presidential proclamation. Later, Harry Truman in 1949 pushed for Flag Day to become an officially recognized holiday. Congress agreed, and established Flag Day as an annual holiday […]Read Post ›

  On June 7, 1943 the Community Canning Plant opened its doors. The Langdale Service Division of the West Point Manufacturing Company repurposed the old boiler room building of Langdale Mill. The converted building served its purpose well;  according to the Chattahoochee Valley Times printed June 2, 1943, even “if a new building had been […]Read Post ›