Record #:

12769

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

The presence of the North Carolina Railway in Davidson spurred the development of the Thomasville Chair Company, the county's largest industry. John W. Thomas, a Whig and advocate of internal improvements, bought land and founded a store and sawmill in the county in 1852. Thomasville went through various phases of industrial development, including tobacco and mining.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 29 Issue 19, Feb 1962, p17-19, il

Subject(s):

Thomasville Furniture Industries; Thomasville Chair Co. (Thomasville)