A building or facility where cotton is processed using a cotton gin to separate fibers from seeds.
From 'gin' (the machine) + '-ery' (a place or establishment where something is done), following English word-formation patterns like 'brewery' (where beer is made) or 'pottery' (where pottery is made).
Ginneries were architectural innovations that symbolized the Industrial Revolution's arrival in the South; their smokestacks and mechanical sounds announced a shift from agrarian to industrial society.
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