Since May 25 is unofficially designated as Towel Day, Cobb Memorial Archives is taking a few moments to remember the millions of towels produced at Fairfax Mill and the people who made them. On June 29, 1915, the West Point Manufacturing Company approved plans for a new mill that would specialize in towels. With the […]Read Post ›

On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. While the organization assisted in disaster relief and aided the government during the Spanish-American War, it became a household name during World War I. Red Cross chapters opened nationwide, swelling to nearly 3,900 by the end of 1918. Chambers County, eager to support the […]Read Post ›