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Baker, Beth

Cooleemee, a tiny Piedmont town southwest of Winston-Salem, is undergoing an historical revival. The town's historical association plans to make Cooleemee a showcase of Southern textile communities' history and culture.

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 62 Issue 1, June 1994, p10-12, il Periodical Website

Cooleemee--Description and travel; Cooleemee--History

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Burgess, Carla B.

Cooleemee in Davie County was once a thriving mill town with many residents working in a large textile mill on the banks of the South Yadkin River. Though the mill closed in 1969, the town is unique among Southern mill towns because the mill building and about 330 original mill village houses still stand. Of the 960 residents, most are the old workers or their descendants. In 1989, the Cooleemee Historical Association began recording workers' memories of life in the mill and surrounding village. This led to an outpouring of photographs and other memorabilia that is now housed in the former general manager's two-story house.

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 44 Issue 6, June 2012, p26-27, il Periodical Website

Cooleemee--History; Mill villages--Cooleemee; Textile workers--Cooleemee