Editing Millington, Tennessee (section)

==History==
The book ''Millington, the First Hundred Years'' by Faye Ellis Osteen (compiled of many stories that can not be proven fact or fiction, relies on individual witnesses and stories handed down by local families) and published by the Millington Centennial Committee outlines the history of Millington from its beginnings to the present. In 1878, Mr. and Mrs. George Millington donated a large area of land to a group of settlers for the purpose of starting a town.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}Mr. Millington requested that the new town be named in his honor. In 1888, the First Baptist Church was founded.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}It has over 5000 members. Its church is one of the largest buildings in Millington. In 1890, the first industry came to town. Since that time, job growth has been sporadic and unfocused. Millington was officially chartered by the State of [[Tennessee]] in 1903.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} In 1917 the US military began its initial presence in Millington. Park Field was established as a pilot training facility. With the conclusion of World War I in 1918, military pilot training ceased. It was not until 1942, with the outbreak of [[World War II]] that the military would renew its interest in Millington. In 1928 Millington Telephone was established.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}This business brought modern communications to Millington and the surrounding region. At the outset of World War II the [[US Navy]] established the current airport as a training facility for Navy pilots. Consistently for many decades over 15,000 military personnel were assigned to Millington. The Navy brought prosperity to the community on an ongoing basis. In 1993 the Base Realignment and Closure Commission directed the realignment of NAS Memphis which began the process of downsizing the Millington Navy facility. Flight training was moved out of Millington. However, all US Navy personnel functions were relocated to the community. At present the military and associated private contracting creates a $335 million annual economic benefit to the region. In 1986 USA Stadium was developed by Mr. W. S. "Babe" Howard. This sporting facility brought recognition to Millington. International baseball was played here. The Stadium continues to be an economic asset for the community. In 1993 the [[Millington Regional Jetport]] was opened as a general aviation airport. It currently is the backup airport for Federal Express([[FedEx]]). 
<ref name="A history of Millington complied by Mrs. Thelma Williams">{{cite web|url=http://memphislibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p13039coll5/id/654/rec/10|title=A History of Millington, Tennessee|author=Thelma Sigler Williams|year=1975 }}</ref>