December 3, 2020

Tag: The Birth of a Mill Town

The Birth of a Mill Town Kannapolis, NC

Tony Crumbley

The Birth of a Mill Town,

Kannopolis, NC

In 1905 James W. Cannon decided to build a new factory and a mill town for its workers. To that end he purchased more than 1,000 acres of land in Cabarrus County and Rowan County, North Carolina. Mr. Cannon knew

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