Record #:

20614

Author(s):

Griffin, Richard W.

Abstract:

North Carolina's textile industry not only survived the Civil War, it thrived in the chaotic post-war years. Using newspaper accounts from across the state, the author describes the social and economic conditions that allowed textiles to flourish after the war and the major historical figures involved in running existing mills and opening new ones throughout the state. The article also includes a comprehensive list of operational cotton mills in the state between 1865 and 1884.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 41 Issue 1, Jan 1964, p34-53, f

Subject(s):

Textile industry--History; Textile factories; Reconstruction (1865-1877)--North Carolina