It’s been a century since Mildred’s halcyon days. At one time, the little burg at the northeast corner of Allen County had a population of more than 2,000, with a cement plant that employed more than 300. Alas, demand for cement declined at the end of World War I, and the Great Depression shuttered the Mildred industry for good. The town’s population slowly but surely evaporated over the ensuing generations. The high school graduated its last class in 1944; the post office closed in 1973.
Source: The Iola Register
