Weldon Gin Company Historic District

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Weldon Gin Company Historic District
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Weldon Gin Company Historic District is located in Arkansas
Weldon Gin Company Historic District
LocationNE corner of jct. of Washington St. & AR 17, Weldon, Arkansas
Coordinates35°26′57″N 91°13′47″W / 35.44917°N 91.22972°W / 35.44917; -91.22972Coordinates: 35°26′57″N 91°13′47″W / 35.44917°N 91.22972°W / 35.44917; -91.22972
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built byContinental Gin Company
MPSCotton and Rice Farm History and Architecture in the Arkansas Delta MPS
NRHP reference No.08000487[1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 2008

The Weldon Gin Company Historic District encompasses a historic cotton gin complex in Weldon, Arkansas. With a history dating to 1833, the Weldon Gin Company was long a staple of the local economy. Located in the center of the town at the junction of Weldon and Washington Streets, the company complex includes a main gin building, built in 1939, and four outbuildings. The present mill was built to replace an earlier steam-powered mill after electricity was introduced to the area in the 1930s.[2]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Weldon Gin Company Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-28.


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