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A simple but sturdy design employing a continuous curve of corrugated metal forming both sides and a roof, the Quonset hut was developed by the Navy at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island during World War II. In 1946, Howard R. Biggers began an industrial development on Charlotte's Atando Avenue. where Quonset franchise holders purchased property to start Piedmont Steel Buildings.
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