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Saving District 12 Before It’s Gone | Raleigh News
The iconic Henry River Mill Village, made famous as District 12 in The Hunger Games, is crumbling under years of neglect—roofs cave in, walls crumble, and once-vibrant community spaces like the Mellark bakery are now boarded up. Built in 1905 and bustling with life before closing in the 1970s, this historic textile town was more than a movie set—it was home to real families, with the company store serving as a one-stop hub for banking, schooling, and daily life. Now, a nonprofit is racing to save what remains, launching a GoFundMe campaign aiming for $18,000 to restore the bakery, with a…
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