The Birth of a Mill Town Kannapolis, NC
Tony Crumbley
December 3, 2020
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