Record #:

18923

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

High Point was incorporated in 1859 and soon became a trading center. In the late 1880s it had two tobacco factories and three warehouses. Then in 1888 furniture manufacturers came to town and the town began its change to a modern industrial center. At the moment High Point has 183 manufacturing plants, with furniture factories number one with 40, and hosiery mills second with 20.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 33, Jan 1943, p12-13, 15-17, 19-20, il

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