Topics Related to textiles

A strike in 1929 at the Loray Mill, 200 yards S., left two dead and spurred opposition to labor unions statewide.

Cannon Mills president, 1921-1962; advanced the marketing of textiles. Civic leader and health care benefactor. Grave is one mile south.

Textile pioneer; founder of Cannon Mills, 1887, and Kannapolis, 1906; leading manufacturer of towels. Grave 2 mi. S.

Textile manufacturer, State Senator, 1905-07. Friend of education. His home is 1 block W.

On November 15, 1958, the Textile Workers Union of America called a strike at the Harriet-Henderson Mills in Henderson.

Thanks in part to five grants from the State Library more than 175,000 images from Greensboro history are now available online through an innovative project called Textiles, Teachers and Troops.