Olde Freight Depot Museum

The museum is located in one of the two railroad depots still in use in Millen, located on Cotton Avenue. It houses collections of local histories, Native American Indian artifacts, tools, and cotton mill equipment. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Free admission.

The Depot, home of the Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce and Museum, is an old Central of Georgia Railroad freight depot built in the early 1920s. Of special interest are the hipped roof and knee braces. In 1981, Southern Railroad began demolition of the building. With the help of Congressman Bo Ginn, prominent local citizen Walter Harrison, and other concerned citizens, the building was preserved. The museum, opened in 1982, is open Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The museum contains historic items donated to or on loan to the museum by Jenkins County citizens. Among the items on display are a buggy dating from before 1893, the marble plaque from Millen High School, a bale of cotton, one of the first telephones, a bicycle built for two, a printing press from The Millen News, and large pictures that originally hung in the old Bank of Millen, one depicting Angus cattle from Dr. Arnold Mulkey’s farm. At different times, Millen has received state funds to renovate, restore, and preserve the building.