Remember the Schofield Iron Works boiler doors that we salvaged? We mounted these 120+ year old beauties on the Event Center patio!
A “peach” of history! We discovered this peach pit embedded in one of the Brewery’s concrete walls, which were hand poured over 100 years ago!
History comes full circle: On the same day that we’re meeting with a boiler company for OBC, we find this business solicitation letter (dated 1899) from a boiler company to the Mary-Leila Cotton Mill! Our building was a warehouse for the Mill.
![Schofield’s Iron Works, where the cast iron doors featured in our morning post were made. “Schofield Iron Works, which produced cotton presses, cane mills, steam engines, boilers, and general machinery, was founded on Fifth Street [Griffin, GA] by...](/68.media.tumblr.com/339679f59d2af1cb2d938df43e6f5318/tumblr_ojd8azDxSq1w0aq85o1_500.jpg)
Schofield’s Iron Works, where the cast iron doors featured in our morning post were made. “Schofield Iron Works, which produced cotton presses, cane mills, steam engines, boilers, and general machinery, was founded on Fifth Street [Griffin, GA] by J.S. Schofield in 1850. By 1866, it was one of Macon’s leading industries. During the Civil War, Schofield’s and its fellow foundry, Findley’s, melted down church and school bells to produce shot and shell for guns and cannons for Macon’s defense.” –www.whatwasthere.com
