Lenoir Cotton Mill (North Carolina)
1902 establishments in North CarolinaNational Register of Historic Places in Caldwell County, North CarolinaUse mdy dates from May 2021Western North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
The Lenoir Cotton Mill, later the Blue Bell Inc. Plant is a historic textile mill and factory in Lenoir, North Carolina. Built in 1902 as a textile mill, the building doubled in size the next year, employing approximately 200 people until the 1920s. In 1927, Blue Bell, Inc. began manufacturing denim overalls there. The plant was expanded to employ up to 1,600 people, mostly women, who manufactured military apparel for the U.S. Army and Navy. In 1991, the property was sold and converted into offices for small businesses.The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Underdown Avenue Southwest, Lenoir
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N 35.908611111111 ° | E -81.546388888889 ° |
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Underdown Avenue Southwest 1235
28645 Lenoir
North Carolina, United States
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