Record #:

12971

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Wilkes County is the Mirror Capital of the World. Ed F. Garner founded Carolina Mirror there in 1936, later founding Gardner Mirror with his son-in-law in 1961. The company currently has about 14 percent of the market.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 47 Issue 5, May 1989, p18, 20, il

Subject(s):

Mirrors--Wilkes County