This page is currently in progress.
We are still conducting research for this community’s textile history and are looking forward to updating it soon!
If you have any stories, research, or photographs relating to the textile industry in Fort Oglethorpe, please email us at wgtht@westga.edu or visit our Contact Us page!
We currently have limited information on this community from Davison Blue Book textile directories and general research.
Businesses listed in Davison Blue Books:
- Croft Cotton Mills Inc. — 1953 – 1963
- Listed as “not in operation” in 1963.
- Bemporad Cotton Mills Inc. — 1963 – 1964
- Buckaneer Division of Buck Creek Indians, Inc. — 1978 – 1980
- Custom House Finishing, Division of Jorges Carpet Mills Inc. — 1978 -1978
- Danube Carpet Mills, Inc. — 1978 – 1995
- Gray Yarn Mills, Inc. — 1978 – 1988
- Listed as a Division of E. & W., Inc. in 1988
- Jorges Carpet Mills, Inc. Plant #2 — 1978 – 1983
- Apex Carpet Finishing — 1980 – 1980
- Joy Carpets, Inc. — 1983 – 2010
- Galaxy Carpet Mills — 1988 – 1992
- Division of Mohawk: 1998 – 2008
- Yarntex, Inc. — 1988 – 1992
- Mohawk Carpet Corporation — 1995 – 1995
General Information
- Danube Carpet Mills, Inc.
- Trademark filing was canceled on April 28, 2001.
- Sold to Mohawk Industries sometime in the late 20th century.
- Face a lawsuit in 1982 for breaching a cease and desist order from the Federal Trade Commission under the Flammable Fabrics Act.
