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Downtown in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Mount Hecla Mill

 
 
Mount Hecla Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
1. Mount Hecla Mill Marker
Inscription. First steam-powered cotton mill in N.C. Operated ca. 1934-80 in large brick building that stood 2 blocks N.
 
Erected 2001 by North Carolina Office of Archives ad History. (Marker Number J-104.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureIndustry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 36° 4.408′ N, 79° 47.477′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of North Greene Street and West Friendly Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Greene Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensboro NC 27401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sit-Ins (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Greensboro Law School (about 400 feet away); Gertrude Weil (about 500 feet away); In Memory of M/Sgt. Edwin V. Bain (about 500 feet away); West Market Street United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away); The Trial Of Benjamin Benson (about 700 feet away); O. Henry (about 700 feet away); Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
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Mount Hecla Mill Marker - Facing North image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R.E. Smith, August 29, 2007
2. Mount Hecla Mill Marker - Facing North
Mount Hecla Mill - Facing South image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R.E. Smith, August 29, 2007
3. Mount Hecla Mill - Facing South
Mount Hecla Mill - Facing North image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R.E. Smith, August 29, 2007
4. Mount Hecla Mill - Facing North
Mount Hecla Mill - Facing South image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R.E. Smith, August 29, 2007
5. Mount Hecla Mill - Facing South
Mount Hecla Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
6. Mount Hecla Mill Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,657 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 1, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.   2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 3, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee.   6. submitted on April 1, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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