After his death, Eli Whitney was described as "one of the most distinguished men who our country as produced." ...

If you went to elementary school in the United States, you no doubt learned about Eli Whitney’s cotton gin as an example of how the industrial revolution took previously manual processes and ...

On June 20, 1793, Eli Whitney, who had graduated from Yale the previous year, wrote to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, requesting a patent for his new invention, the cotton gin. The gin ...

click image for close-up In October of 1793, Eli Whitney sent a drawing of his new invention, the cotton gin, to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson in application for a patent. Jefferson replied ...

RECTOR, Ark. (KAIT) - Farmers in Region 8 may not have to travel far to get their cotton ginned. One company has been ginning for generations. Graves Gin in Rector processes locally grown cotton ...

SEBASTIAN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A fire broke out near a cotton gin in Sebastian, authorities say. The blast is believed to be caused by a tank, according to Frank Torres, with Willacy County ...

Dubbed "the PRATT," the $10 million proposal shepherded by the Autauga County Heritage Association, is touted as a way to preserve Prattville's unique history. Daniel Pratt formed the town that now ...

A cotton growers from Morgan County and a retired Extension Service scientist from Tift County were recognized with the 2025 ...

The Hutchinson News reports that the southern Kansas cotton gin formerly known as High Plains Cotton could see its second biggest ginning year. Its first was in 2007, when it ginned 24,000 bales.

Using the Gin building as a preferred space gives markets a reliable, weatherproof location and boosts foot traffic to the co-op as it continues to develop into a retail hub, according to city ...

Mid-South Farm and Gin Show is set for Feb. 28 - Mar. 1, 2025, at the Renasant Convention Center in Memphis, TN.