Record #:

16888

Author(s):

Fetner, Ashley

Abstract:

The remnants of the mill village built around the 1905 Henry River Cotton Mill in Burke County served as the set for \"District 12\" in the movie \"The Hunger Games.\"

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 44 Issue 5, May 2012, p29, il

Subject(s):

Mill villages--Burke County; Motion picture locations--Burke County

Record #:

22276

Author(s):

Elliston, Jon

Abstract:

Henry River Mill Village was an abandoned and weathering collection of twenty-some buildings until Hollywood came calling to use it for scenes in the blockbuster movie, The Hunger Games. Now there is a growing interest in preserving what is left of the village. Elliston recounts some of the village's history.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 6 Issue 6, Aug 2012, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mill villages--Burke County; Henry River Mill Village--Burke County--History