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Photographer: E.G. Williams; Biographical History of North Carolina, S.A. Ashe via Internet Archive (PD)
Taken: Circa 1905
Caption: John Milton Odell (1831-1910)
Additional Description: After serving a year in the Confederate Army, he began his business career as a store clerk. From there he went into the hardware business before purchasing the Concord textile mill, launching the city's rapid development into a major textile manufacturing center.
Submitted: December 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p765781
File Size: 0.155 Megabytes

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