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27616
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Textiles were frequent and vital imports into eighteenth century Charleston, South Carolina. Trade goods were often imported from England and sent up navigable coastal waters to the ports of North Carolina.
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3603
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The rise of the textile industry in the 19th-century changed the landscape. Recognizing that textile mills and villages are part of the state's heritage, preservationists are seeking to save many of them, including the 1880 Glencoe Mill and village.
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20614
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North Carolina's textile industry not only survived the Civil War, it thrived in the chaotic post-war years. Using newspaper accounts from across the state, the author describes the social and economic conditions that allowed textiles to flourish after the war and the major historical figures involved in running existing mills and opening new ones throughout the state. The article also includes a comprehensive list of operational cotton mills in the state between 1865 and 1884.
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30178
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The textile industry is as old as American country itself, but it is a large and essential industry for North Carolina. As one of North Carolina's first industries, textiles have played a role in developing the state from a purely agricultural society to one of balanced industry and agriculture.