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Record #:
14816
Abstract:
Cotton mills accounted for a large portion of Richmond County's industry including the Great Falls Mill, Roberdel Manufacturing Company, Pee Dee Manufacturing Company, Entwistle Manufacturing Company, South Union Mills, Midway Mills, Steele's Mills, and Hannah Pickett Mills. The Hannah Pickett Mills processed the greatest amount of cotton with 3,000 looms with a total spindlage of 103,000. Other industries included agriculture including dairy farms and orchards. Electricity also contributed with hydroelectric dams along the Pee Dee River.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 10, Aug 1943, p16-21
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Record #:
24194
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Abstract:
A 1,200 acre former tobacco farm in Richmond County, The Webb Farm, is now a quail hunting resort.