Sweetwater Mill Ruins by soboy5

Sweetwater Mill Ruins

Thanks for putting yesterday's "Life is just a tire swing" on PP (that makes 3 in a row on PP - a very rare occurrence for me). For today - I took a hike with my friends at Sweetwater Creek State Park. Located in the park are these amazing ruins of the Sweetwater/New Manchester Manufacturing Co. Completed in 1849, this 5 story textile mill was the tallest building in North Georgia at the time. It manufactured high quality cotton yarns and cloth until it was captured and burned by General Sherman's troops during the Civil War in 1864. I am going to do a short mini series on this park and the ruins this week.

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Love the colors and textures. Great shot. Fav
June 17th, 2015  
This is so interesting. Excellent shot and a Fav!
June 17th, 2015  
Awesome find! Love the tones!
June 17th, 2015  
That's a cool image.
June 17th, 2015  
Beautiful fav
June 17th, 2015  
Wow... that is crazy beautiful! I can envision wedding photos here. That opening would make an amazing frame.
June 17th, 2015  
What a beautiful ruin... I just love the arched entryway and the window lines in the brick.
June 17th, 2015  
Great shot Danny of a very interesting piece of history
June 17th, 2015  
Interesting set of ruins, for sure.
June 17th, 2015  
Very nice!!
June 17th, 2015  
How cool!!!
June 17th, 2015  
Lovely composition
June 17th, 2015  
Lots of history here
June 17th, 2015  
GREAT Shot and Processing
June 17th, 2015  
Fantastic shot.
June 17th, 2015  
Super capture, composition, textures, light
June 17th, 2015  
How interesting! Happy to see part of it still stands to remind us of the history. How dare of Sherman's troops :-) Love, love, love the processing and the composition. Another fav.
June 17th, 2015  
Great shot!
June 17th, 2015  
what an amazing ruin, must have looked incredible when it was entire!
June 17th, 2015  
Love the textures and shapes, very cool structure Danny!
June 18th, 2015  
The textures, comp, and lighting are wonderful in this shot Danny! WOW...just beautiful.
June 18th, 2015  
Looks wonderful -- a great contrast between the ruins and the nature that surrounds it.
June 18th, 2015  
Great capture A fav
June 18th, 2015  
Must have been a very imposing building in its days. Spendid capture. Looking forward for more shots of the area..
June 18th, 2015  
A great capture.
June 18th, 2015  
Super cool capture, Danny! What a great hike! Fav.
June 18th, 2015  
Great rendering of this ruined mill, and Nature watches on. fav.
June 18th, 2015  
Well done on PP!
June 18th, 2015  
Beautiful capture...love the processing you did.
June 19th, 2015  
Nice work Danny.
June 19th, 2015  
Instant Fav Danny...Fav
June 19th, 2015  
Wonderful shot!
June 21st, 2015  
Only just caught up with this - what a wonderful building it looks to have been... a belated Fav for me.
June 25th, 2015  
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