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Alamance in Burlington in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Alamance Cotton Mill

 
 
Alamance Cotton Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Jordan, March 14, 2010
1. Alamance Cotton Mill Marker
Inscription. Built 1837 by E. M. Holt. Produced Alamance Plaid, the first factory-dyed cotton cloth south of the Potomac. Stood here.
 
Erected 1989 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-82.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
 
Location. 36° 2.361′ N, 79° 29.242′ W. Marker is in Burlington, North Carolina, in Alamance County. It is in Alamance. Marker is on North Carolina 62, on the right when traveling south. From Interstate 85/40 in Burlington, N.C., exit number 143. Travel south on NC Highway 62, also called Alamance Road. Travel approximately 2.5 miles to the bridge at the Village of Alamance. Marker is just across the bridge, on your right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3926 NC-62, Burlington NC 27215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Alamance Mill Village (a few steps from this marker); Johnston Moves West (within shouting distance of this marker); Tryon’s Camp (within shouting distance of this marker); Trading Path (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Paul's Lutheran Church
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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Oak Grove Plantation (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Oak Grove Plantation (approx. 1.4 miles away); Battle of Alamance (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.
 
More about this marker. Continue South on Highway 62, to find the Alamance County Historical Museum, a National Register Historic Site. The home was the birthplace of Edwin Michael Holt.
 
Regarding Alamance Cotton Mill. Owned by Edwin M. Holt and his brother-in-law, William Carrigan, Alamance Cotton Mill operated under this name until 1851. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1871 and rebuilt.

In 1926, John Schoffner and other investors purchased the mill and village of Alamance. The mill was used for hosiery finishing until 1947, when the name of the business was changed to Standard Hosiery and relocated.

Alamance Plaids were the first colored fabric manufactured in the American South. The only color used for many years was indigo blue.
 
Also see . . .
1. Alamance County Historical Museum. The
Alamance Cotton Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Jordan, March 14, 2010
2. Alamance Cotton Mill Marker
just across the bridge at the village of Alamance
museum is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This home built in 1790 was the birthplace of Edwin Michael Holt, a pioneer in the southern textile industry. (Submitted on March 16, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A..) 

2. Textile Industry History. A site devoted to the history of mills, people and companies. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A..) 
 
Additional keywords. Alamance County Historic Museum textiles Burlington Graham Mebane Edwin Michael Holt
 
Alamance Cotton Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010
3. Alamance Cotton Mill Marker
This view of the marker is looking north on Alamance Road.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 2,549 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A..   3. submitted on October 30, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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