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Inspired by the Peanuts comic strip’s character and his trademark blanket, a nonprofit organization started in Denver in 1998 to offer blankets for children experiencing critical illnesses, accidents, homelessness, abuse, neglect, school shootings, and natural disasters. Known as “blanketeers,” Asheville’s local chapter of Linus creates blankets for children with autism, as well as children experiencing anxiety, stress, and insomnia.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 12 Issue 4, April 2015,
p82-83
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963
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Swannanoa-based Beacon Manufacturing Co. is the largest producer of blankets in North America.
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11695
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Beacon Manufacturing Company began operations in Swannanoa in Buncombe County in 1925. Originally founded in 1904 in New Bedford, MA, the company had completely relocated to Swannanoa by 1933. Beacon is considered the world's largest manufacturer of blankets.
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13183
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Blanketing of the population of the United States is made possible by three of the country's largest blanket manufacturers, all in North Carolina - Beacon Manufacturing Co., of Swannanoa, Chatham Manufacturing Co., of Elkin, Leaksville and Charlotte, and Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. of Spray and Draper.
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