By the early 20th century, the “Big Three” industries that dominated North Carolina were textile, furniture, and tobacco. Within a few decades, North Carolina earned its place as the center of textile manufacturing in the country. As businesses expanded to match the growing demand, an abundance of labor and use of quality fabrics led the path to capital success.
Demands for higher pay and a 40-hour workweek ignite a furor in Gastonia in 1929.
Whether they come for necessity or nostalgia, steady customers keep this Oak Ridge landmark in business.
A paper mill and its workers helped build the town of Canton and paved the way for innovation.
A scientific facility unlike anything else in the world, the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis masterminds a new future for the former mill town.
Under layers of flour dust lies the tumultuous history of Lindley’s Mill, which stood as an impartial witness to the struggle for American independence that divided many North Carolina families.
