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24309
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A mill in Kannapolis was bought out by Pillowtex Corp., of Dallas, Texas. Pillowtex plans to consolidate all offices in Dallas, essentially moving management and administrative positions out of Kannapolis. Additional job cut are expected to affect both the mill and the area.
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30740
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Conrad Hill Feed & Seed has been operating in Lexington, North Carolina since Gene Smith and Billy Bowers opened the mill in 1962. Conrad Hill is one of the few remaining mills in the area grinding feed for cattle, hogs and chicken.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 42 Issue 5, May 2010, p22, il, por
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24365
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Cone Mills Minneola plant in Gibsonville shut down in 1988, causing about 500 people to lose their jobs. While textile mills have closed all over North Carolina, a new industry is on the rise: computers and electronics.
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31002
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In January 1881, Thomas Benson Ledbetter purchased one-hundred acres and with his nephew, John Steel Ledbetter, as a partner, built South Union Mills in Rockingham, North Carolina. It was in operation until 1894 when the mill burned due to a lightning strike. The mill was rebuilt as Ledbetter Manufacturing Company, sold to Parsons Manufacturing in 1979, and later renovated into today’s upscale Carolyn’s Mill Condominiums.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 40 Issue 11, Nov 2008, p8, il
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15243
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One by one the traditional institutions of rural life pass away; belonging to this class are the mills, now so nearly extinct which once were found on nearly every stream, large or small throughout the Piedmont section of North Carolina.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 7 Issue 29, Dec 1939, p14-15, f
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26342
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The Roanoke-Chowan Wildlife Club is working to breathe new life into the old grist mill located near Tunis. Club members are working together to clean up the mill and surrounding area, rehabilitating the water turbine and stone wheel.
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Friend O’ Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Summer 1978, p16-17
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