Topic summary
Pell City
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Pell City, Alabama.
History
Pell City was revived in 1902 when Sumter Cogswell built the Pell City Manufacturing Company, which subsequently became Avondale Mills, a major landmark of the town until Thunder Enterprises, a Tennessee company, bought the building and began dismantling the factory in 2008. On February 14, 2008, a fire started at the mill. The fire was so large it could be seen from the Chula Vista/ Springville exit on Interstate 20 (I20). The water tower remains, but the smoke stack was destroyed by workers after cracking in the cement made it a hazard.