Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/Mill-Town-USA Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Fort Mill, S.C. was a thriving mill town manufacturing the popular SpringMaid brand sheets and towels for over 100 years, however in the late 1980s much of the manufacturing was moved overseas and many mills were forced to shut down. Though the town went through a period of transition — the city is now welcoming new businesses and a resurgence of textile manufacturing.