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Cotton manufacturing reached the North Carolina Piedmont in the 1820s. Although the industry grew, North Carolina remained the poorest state in the South in 1860. However, by 1900, North Carolina, mostly because of the textile industry, was the South's leader in industrialization. Bonham examines a 19th-century cotton mill and describes the process for turning raw cotton into cloth.
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By 1900, almost 95 percent of textile families in the South lived in company housing, which was small and lacked running water, indoor toilets, and central heating. Yet the families dealt with all hardships. The gardened to supplement what could be bought with meager salaries. They shared chores such as harvesting and hog killing with other members of the community. Because they didn't have doctors, they relied on their own healers and home remedies. For entertainment they listened to village musicians and went to dances.
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Although they had little money for toys and even less time for play, mill village children still found ways to entertain themselves at the start of the 20th-century. They used their imagination to create toys from corncobs, sticks, and similar materials. They played baseball and football with improvised equipment. Lacking radio and television, they enjoyed storytelling. They also socialized and had fun at church.
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Unlike northern mill villages, where there were rowhouses or apartments, mill villages in North Carolina tended to have detached, single-family dwellings with lots for gardens or animals. There was no indoor plumbing, and wells were shared. Other village buildings included warehouses, the company store, an area for recreation, a church, and a school.
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Women were an integral part of the textile mill workforce in the late 19th- and 20-centuries. Many were just off the farm and often found adjustment to mill life difficult. Jobs were demanding. Night shifts for mothers with children were equally hard. Women relied on older relatives to help with the home. Working conditions did not improve until after World War II.
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