The former cotton gin was renovated and used for some city and private functions. The department said the fire destroyed the part of the building that was used as an animal shelter, another part ...

If you went to elementary school in the United States, you no doubt learned about Eli Whitney’s cotton gin as an example of how the industrial revolution took previously manual processes and ...

This tribute honors John Edmonston, a community leader who took over his family's cotton gin at 21, shaping its legacy with ...

With the gin (short for engine), raw cotton could be quickly cleaned; Suddenly cotton became a profitable crop, transforming the southern economy and changing the dynamics of slavery. The first ...