PHOENIX FLIES 2025 | Tour the Whittier Mill Village

Whittier Mill Village Association welcomes you to Phoenix Flies 2025! Meet at the First Baptist Church of Chattahoochee. Hear a history talk provides a background of the mill village. Several homes are open for tour. Maps are available at the church.

The initial development by the Whittier Cotton Mills Company began in 1895 with the construction of a 40, 000 square-foot cotton mill, warehouses, company store, and the original 30 wood-framed dwellings for mill workers. The Post Office for Chattahoochee, Georgia operated in the company store until the village was annexed into the city in 1952. The mill baseball team competed with other cotton mills' teams in the region. Remnants of the mill tower and carpenter's shop remain in the 22-acre City of Atlanta Whittier Mill Park.

You might also join a guided horticultural walking tour of the four-acre woodland trail system, a part of Whittier Mill Park. Learn how the woodland restoration has involved the removal of invasive species, the development of trails, and the planting of native shrubs and trees through the efforts of many volunteer groups and village residents.

Host or Publisher The Atlanta Preservation Center