Question

What is mill culture? Explain.

Answer 1

Culture mill values a circular exchange of resources ,ideas, energy and social and creative capital within a community rather than linear transactions.

Answer 2

The Mill Villages were self sustaining communities within larger towns. Newberry had three distinct villages at one time. First was West End, then came Mollohon, and finally Oakland. All the villages centered around the cotton mill which was the main source of income. The Villages all had their own schools, parks, churches, and stores. Houses were typically one of 3 main floor plans: a three room house, a four room house, and a six room double house. These houses were built and owned by the mill and rented to their workers. Eventually in the 1940's they sold them. Many times the stores were mill-owned. There were boarding houses for single people to live in