Record #:

12542

Author(s):

Woody, Robert H.; Powell, William S.; Crittenden, Christopher

Abstract:

James W. Cannon is an initial member of the NORTH CAROLINA magazine Business Hall of Fame. He is the founder of the Cannon Manufacturing Company (later Cannon Mills) in Kannapolis. In 1898, one of his plants began production of what was to become the world-famous Cannon towels.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 45 Issue 11, Nov 1987, p18, por

Subject(s):

Cannon Mills (Kannapolis)