Weldon in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company
Birthplace of the Halifax County Textile Industry
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 13, 2022
1. The Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company Marker
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The Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company was a major component of the industrial development of the Roanoke Navigation Canal starting around 1900. The machinery in the mill was powered by a water wheel on the west side of the building, and the lights were energized by a hydro-electric plant located behind a corn mill that stood near present-day River Falls Park. The Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company was the only textile plant built directly on the Navigation Canal and produced yarns and underwear. The front building was used for packing, knitting, and finishing; the rear building was used primarily for spinning. The company continued its operations through the early part of the twentieth century before new factories built in Roanoke Rapids dominated the textile industry., Think about this: Why was the Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company built close to the Navigation Canal?, (caption) Below: The Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company around 1920. The Navigation Canal is in the foreground.
The Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company was a major component of the industrial development of the Roanoke Navigation Canal starting around 1900. The machinery in the mill was powered by a water wheel on the west side of the building, and the lights were energized by a hydro-electric plant located behind a corn mill that stood near present-day River Falls Park. The Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company was the only textile plant built directly on the Navigation Canal and produced yarns and underwear. The front building was used for packing, knitting, and finishing; the rear building was used primarily for spinning. The company continued its operations through the early part of the twentieth century before new factories built in Roanoke Rapids dominated the textile industry.
Think about this: Why was the Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company built close to the Navigation Canal?
(caption) Below: The Weldon Cotton Manufacturing Company around 1920. The Navigation Canal is in the foreground.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 36° 25.828′ N,
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77° 35.9′ W. Marker is in Weldon, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is at the intersection of Mill Street and Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling west on Mill Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Mill St, Weldon NC 27890, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2022, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2022, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
