By 1931 there were 5 cotton gins within the city limits, two cotton compress warehouses and one cotton oil mill. From humble beginnings with a few farmers and one small gin, Lubbock has become a ...

The Lubbock County Historical Commission will dedicate a Texas Historical Marker on Oct. 5 to recognize Lubbock's first cotton gin. Lubbock's first cotton gin opened in 1904, three years after W.P.… ...

The Northern Territory’s first cotton gin has moved a step closer with Western Australia and Northern Territory Cotton (WANT) in discussions with potential stakeholders to build and manage the ...

On this day in 1793, young inventor Eli Whitney had his U.S. patent for the cotton gin approved, an invention that would definitely have an impact on social and economic conditions that led to the ...

The first Cotton Gin Festival in 1990 helped raise restoration money. It’s become an annual event, and this weekend’s will be the 25th, highlighted by the “Lady B” roaring to life and ...

1793: Eli Whitney applies to patent his new invention: a machine that quickly separates cotton seeds from cotton fibers. The cotton gin was the little engine that could — and did — transform ...

The cotton gin building was about 45 by 35 feet and two stories tall. Altogether, Bibb said, the cotton gin dig cost about $25,000, which was funded in part by Franklin's Charge and in part by a ...

That will change this fall. A new cotton gin has broken ground outside of Griffithville. ... With average yields, this equates into 25,000 bales for the gin’s first year of operation.

Burton held its first Cotton Gin Festival in 1990 to raise restoration money for the gin. It has become an annual tradition and a tourist attraction for the community, ...

The NT’s first-ever cotton gin on track for July completion. After years of trying, Territory farmers believe they have finally found a crop that will grow in tough our conditions.