ing , ▁being ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁Liber ty ▁Spring ▁site . ▁ ▁Re ports ▁indicate ▁the ▁Church ▁had ▁a ▁con greg ation ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁year ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁when ▁they ▁met ▁at ▁an ▁old ▁log ▁house ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁present - day ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁Liber ty ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁at ▁its ▁present ▁site ; ▁formerly ▁the ▁church ' s ▁members ▁had ▁worship ed ▁at ▁M t . ▁Car mel ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁Text ile ▁Era ▁( 1 9 0 0 - 1 9 8 0 ) ▁Liber ty ' s ▁next ▁change ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁when ▁Mr . ▁J ep tha ▁P . ▁Smith ▁organized ▁and ▁started ▁the ▁first ▁cot ton ▁mill , ▁which ▁he ▁named ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Mill . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁mill ▁contained ▁a ▁card ▁room ▁and ▁operating ▁spin ning ▁frame . ▁ ▁E igh teen ▁houses ▁and ▁two ▁over se er ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁mill ▁village ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁plant ' s ▁workers ▁and ▁their ▁families . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁cot ton ▁mill ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Lang ▁Clay ton ▁of ▁Nor ris ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁town ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Rab bit ▁Town , ▁the ▁plant ▁was ▁originally ▁named ▁the ▁Cal um et ▁Mill , ▁and ▁later ▁renamed ▁the ▁Map le cro ft ▁Mill . ▁ ▁By ▁