Opelika Pepperell Mill Village

Opelika Pepperell Mill Village Page dedicated to those who reside or have resided in the Opelika Mill Village! Opelika expanded and grew in the second half of the nineteenth century.

Citizens built an opera house and funded the installation of brick streets. In 1896, Opelika became one of 10 experimental sites for the postal service's new rural free delivery program. In 1900, local investors established the Opelika Cotton Mill as the first plant in the city, employing 125 workers. The mill stayed in business until the close of the twentieth century and is best known today, alo

ng with its surrounding mill village and the Golden Cherry Motel, as filming locations for the 1979 film Norma Rae. In 1925, the Pepperell Manufacturing Company (later WestPoint Home) was established and flourished until its recent closing in 2006. No textile mills remain open in the city. In 1914, a training school for nurses was established at the local hospital, operating for 18 years before being closed in 1931. By the 1920s, Opelika had 24 daily passenger trains stopping in the town.

11/04/2024

What’s the best activity for a double date in the Auburn / Opelika and surrounding areas?

(Not drinking centered- some of the parties are sober)

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3rd Avenue
Opelika, AL
36801

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