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Glendale Cotton Mill Glendale Cotton Mill
Glendale Cotton Mill- Short article about the history, development and time of prosperity, and eventual decline and closure of the Glendale Cotton Mill at Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. From the pages of Glendale, Sou ...
Whitchurch Silk Mill Whitchurch Silk Mill
Whitchurch Silk Mill- Web site about the Whitchurch textile mill and mill village in Whitchurch, UK, originally built in 1800 as a fulling mill and transformed into a silk weaving mill by William Maddick in 1816. Purchas ...
The Slater Mill The Slater Mill
The Slater Mill- Web site of the first water powered cotton textile mill in North America in Pawtucket Village, built by Samuel Slater in 1793 and in operation as a yarn spinning mill until 1829. Fully restored in 1966 a ...
B.J. Bandy and Bartow Textiles: Creating an Industry B.J. Bandy and Bartow Textiles: Creating an Industry
B.J. Bandy and Bartow Textiles: Creating an Industry- The history of the Bartow Textiles Company, producers of turfted carpets and bed spreads in Cartersville, Georgia, and the family that created it, which was built in ...
Haw River Mills Haw River Mills
Haw River Mills- Short history of the Haw River cotton textile mill in Haw River, North Carolina, built as the Granite Mills in 1844, changing owners and names, and currently part of the Cone Mills Corp. ...
Stanley Mill Stanley Mill
Stanley Mill- History of the Stanley Mills in Stanley, North Carolina, built in 1891 and in continuous operation as a textile mill under various different owners until its final closure in the 1980s. ...
History of the Barbour Flax Spinning Company History of the Barbour Flax Spinning Company
History of the Barbour Flax Spinning Company- Short history of the Passaic Flax Thread Works, currently known as the Spruce Street Mill in Passaic County, New Jersey, US, built in 1864 and still in operation at the prese ...
Langthwaite Cotton Mill Langthwaite Cotton Mill
Langthwaite Cotton Mill- Part of the article 'Langthwaite Cotton Mill' by D.J.W.Mawson in The Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society for 1976, presenting the history of the ...
Catherine Street Mill Catherine Street Mill
Catherine Street Mill- The history of the Catherine Street flax mill in Whitehaven, UK, built in 1809 and closed with the decline of the linen industry in 1853. Excerpt from the article 'Who Built the Catherine Street Mi ...
Derwent Valley Mills Derwent Valley Mills
Derwent Valley Mills- Series of silk and cotton textile mills constructed since 1721 in the Derwent Valley area in England, and which from 1770's onwards followed Richard Arkwright's waterpowered factory system model. Hi ...
Lonaconing Silk Mill Lonaconing Silk Mill
Lonaconing Silk Mill- Project of Allegany High School students Anne Failing, Erin Degyansky, Chris Jewell and Amber Sallerson, researching the history of the Lonaconing silk textile mill in Cumberland, Maryland, which wa ...
Chicken Hill Chicken Hill
Chicken Hill- The history of the Asheville Cotton Mill and the Chicken Hill mill village in Asheville, North Carolina, constructed in the 1880's by the C. E. Graham Manufacturing Company, purchased by the Cone Mills in 1 ...
The Cotton Mills of Bombay The Cotton Mills of Bombay
The Cotton Mills of Bombay- The history of the development of the cotton textile industry and the growth of the number of textile mills in Bombay, India, from the construction of the first cotton mill in 1854 to 70 mills ...
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills- The history of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills in Atlanta, Georgia, started in a former slave market house in 1872 and in continuous operation until its closure in 1987. ...
Proximity Cotton Mill Proximity Cotton Mill
Proximity Cotton Mill- The history of Proximity Cotton Mill in Greensboro, North Carolina, constructed as part of the Cone Mills in 1895 and in continuous operation until it became part of the International Textiles Grou ...
Ballasalla Cotton Mill Ballasalla Cotton Mill
Ballasalla Cotton Mill- The short lived history of the water powered Ballasalla Cotton Mill on the Isle of Man, UK, founded in 1780 by Deeemster Thomas Moore and folded in 1794 as a result of import duties imposed by and ...
Chadderton Mills Chadderton Mills
Chadderton Mills- Short history of the cotton textile industry in Chadderton, United Kingdom, where the first water powered cotton mill was built in 1776 and developed into one of the most important textile centers in La ...
Greenwood Cotton Mill Greenwood Cotton Mill
Greenwood Cotton Mill- History of one of the oldest and most successful cotton mills in the United States in Greenwood, South Carolina, which was founded in 1889 by William Lowndes Durst and acquired by the Self family i ...
Kearney Cotton Mill Kearney Cotton Mill
Kearney Cotton Mill- Short history of the cotton textile mill in Kearney, Nebraska, constructed by the Cumnock brothers in 1892 and went bankrupt in 1901. ...
Whittier Cotton Mills Whittier Cotton Mills
Whittier Cotton Mills- The history of the Whittier Cotton Mills and mill village in Chattahoochee, Georgia, founded in 1895 by Paul Butler, son of Civil War general Benjamin Butler, and ceased operations in 1971 as a res ...
The Beginnings of the Textile Industry in Rowan County The Beginnings of the Textile Industry in Rowan County
The Beginnings of the Textile Industry in Rowan County- Short article about the development of the cotton textile industry in North Carolina's Rowan County, starting with the Salisbury Cotton Mills in the 1880's and grow ...
Bellevue Mill Village Bellevue Mill Village
Bellevue Mill Village- The history of the Belle-Vue Cotton Manufacturing Company and the mill village it founded in 1905 and sold to William L. Barrell Co in 1957. Placed on the National Register of Historic Placed in th ...
Empire Cotton Mills Empire Cotton Mills
Empire Cotton Mills- Short history of the Empire Cotton Mills and the Frenchtown mill village in Welland, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1913 and developed into one of the most modernly equipped cotton plants in North Ameri ...
Lithgow Woollen Mills Lithgow Woollen Mills
Lithgow Woollen Mills- History of the water and steam powered woollen mills in Lithgow, Australia, founded in 1857 by Andrew Brown to produce tweed, and in continuous operation until the company folded in 1972. ...
The History of Neilston Village and its Mill The History of Neilston Village and its Mill
The History of Neilston Village and its Mill- Web site of former employees containing the oral history of the Crofthead Cotton Mill and mill village in Neilston, UK, founded in 1792 by James Orr & Company and closed down ...
Mooresville Mill Village Mooresville Mill Village
Mooresville Mill Village- History of the Mooresville Cotton Mills and mill villages in Mooresville, North Carolina, from 1893 until the Great Depression of the 1930's forced the mills into receivership. ...
Preston Cotton Mills Preston Cotton Mills
Preston Cotton Mills- History of the textile mills in Preston, UK, which began with factory based cloth finishing in 1777, and came to a halt with the closure of the Courtaulds rayon mill in 1981. ...
Manchaug Mills Manchaug Mills
Manchaug Mills- History of the water powered Manchaug Mills in Sutton, Massachusetts, founded in 1826 and closed in the 1920's. Renovated and transformed into a small business center in 1990. ...
A History of the Assabet Mills A History of the Assabet Mills
A History of the Assabet Mills- The history of the water powered Assabet Mills in Maynard, Massachusetts, founded as a grist mill in 1820 and transformed in 1847 into a carpet yarn spinning and carpet weaving mill by Amo ...
Whitin Mill History Whitin Mill History
Whitin Mill History- Don Gosselin's comprehensive history of the Whitin cotton textile mill, mill village and textile machinery works in Northbridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1809 and managed since then by the Whitin fa ...
Wilde Yarn Mill Wilde Yarn Mill
Wilde Yarn Mill- The history of the Wilde Yarn Mill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded by the brothers John and Thomas Wilde in 1882 to produce carpet yarns, and in continuous operation since then. ...
Salem Woolen Mills Salem Woolen Mills
Salem Woolen Mills- The history of the Willamette Woolen Mill (founded in 1847 and destroyed by fire in 1875) and Thomas Kay Woolen Mill (founded in 1889 and sold to the Mission Mill Museum Association in 1965) in Salem, ...
Warrnambool Woolen Mill Warrnambool Woolen Mill
Warrnambool Woolen Mill- History of the woolen textile mill in Warrnambool, Australia, founded in a converted meat processing factory in 1875 and in continuous operation under various owners as a textile mill until 2000. ...
Stanley Woolen Mill Stanley Woolen Mill
Stanley Woolen Mill- The history of the originally water powered Stanley Woollen Mill in Uxbridge near the Blackstone River in Massachusetts, founded in 1833 and folded in 1989. Currently in the process of being restored ...
Conway Mill Conway Mill
Conway Mill- The history of the linen industry in Ireland and the Conway Mill in Belfast, founded in 1842 by James Kennedy and folded in 1976 due to cotton becoming the more important fiber for garments and home textiles ...
Syleham Mill Syleham Mill
Syleham Mill- The history of the water powered Syleham Mill in Norfolk, UK, built originally as a corn mill in 1779 and converted into a textile mill in the 1840's. In 1914 cloth production was terminated and the mill wa ...
Siluria Cotton Mill Siluria Cotton Mill
Siluria Cotton Mill- USA. The history of the Siluria Cotton Mill Company and mill village in Shelby County, Alabama, founded in 1869 and ceased operations in 1979. Includes a history of the families which have owned the ...
Quarry Bank Mill Quarry Bank Mill
Quarry Bank Mill- The history of the water powered Quarry Bank cotton textile mill and mill village in Wilmslow, Great Britain, founded in 1784 by Samuel Greg to become one of the largest textile mills of the country by ...
E. Van Winkle Gin & Machine Works E. Van Winkle Gin & Machine Works
E. Van Winkle Gin & Machine Works- The history of the E. Van Winkle Gin and Machine Works (the Murray Company) complex, constructed in 1889 and developed into one of the largest industrial complexes in the US South dedic ...
A Brief History of the Thomaston Mills A Brief History of the Thomaston Mills
A Brief History of the Thomaston Mills- The history of the Thomaston Cotton Mills and mill villages in Thomaston, Georgia, from 1899 until the last mill of Thomaston Mills, Inc. was sold in 2001. ...
History of Mount Vernon Mills History of Mount Vernon Mills
History of Mount Vernon Mills- The history of the Mount Vernon cotton textile mills in Baltimore, Maryland, originally constructed as flour and grist mills in 1810 and converted to cotton duck fabric manufacturing in the ...
The Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company The Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company
The Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company- The history of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing Company in Durham, North Carolina, founded by Julian Carr in 1884 and closed in 1937. Includes photographs. ...
Fremaux-Delorme Fremaux-Delorme
Fremaux-Delorme- France. Manufacturers and distributors of designer collections of bed and bathroom, and table linens. Also, jacquard woven and specialty finished fabrics for upholstery and furnishing applications. Links ...
N-georgia.com: Enterprise Mill N-georgia.com: Enterprise Mill
N-georgia.com: Enterprise Mill- The history of the Enterprise cotton mill in Augusta, Georgia, originally constructed as a flour mill in 1875 and converted into a textile manufacturing plant in the late 1880's by James P ...
Enterprise Mill Enterprise Mill
Enterprise Mill- The history of the Enterprise Mills in Augusta, Georgia, originally founded as a flour mill by James L. Coleman in 1848 and converted into an cotton weaving mill in 1877 by Jones S. Davis. Closed in 1983 ...
Erwin Cotton Mills Erwin Cotton Mills
Erwin Cotton Mills- The history of the Erwin Cotton Mills and mill village in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 1892 by George Watts and Ben Duke and closed in 1986. ...
History by a Graveyard: The Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills Records History by a Graveyard: The Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills Records
History by a Graveyard: The Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills Records- The history of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills and mill village in Atlanta, Georgia focused around the search for the company's business records, founded by ...
Pearl Cotton Mill Pearl Cotton Mill
Pearl Cotton Mill- The history of the Pearl Cotton Mill in Durham, North Carolina, founded by Brodie Duke in 1892 and shut down in the 1950's. ...
Historic Franklinsville Historic Franklinsville
Historic Franklinsville- The history of Franklinsville, North Carolina, as one of the first Southern mill villages, which' cotton textile mills were built in 1838 and remained in continuous operation until their closure ...
Salem Cotton Mill Salem Cotton Mill
Salem Cotton Mill- The history of the Salem Cotton Mill in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which was founded in 1836 by the Moravian congregation and closed down in 1925. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places ...

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