Record #:

10327

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

In 1906, Peter G. Thompson came to Haywood County to examine its potential for the pulp and paper industry. Today, Champion Paper and Fibre Company's Carolina Division is the county's largest industry and largest employer, with 2,900 employees and an annual payroll of over $18 million.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 15 Issue 6, Nov 1957, p56, 60, 62, 93, il

Subject(s):

Pulpwood industry--Haywood County; Paper industry--Haywood County