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

Glencoe - Company Office and Store

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 22, 2010

1. Glencoe - Company Office and Store Marker

Inscription. Built around 1890 between the factory and the mill houses, the small brick building linked mill production and village life. The mill office was on the left side, with the owner's office behind it. The company store was on the right side. Especially before village residents had automobiles, the store was the place to buy food, tobacco, clothing and coal for heating and cooking. The company let workers make store purchases on credit. Their weekly paychecks had house rents and payments on store accounts already deducted from their wages. The store also served as a place for mail pick up and an informal community center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 36° 8.345′ N, 79° 25.67′ W. Marker is in Burlington, North Carolina, in Alamance County. It is in Glencoe Village. It is on Glencoe Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2406 Glencoe Street, Burlington NC 27217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Living in a Mill-Centered World (a few steps from this marker); Children in the Mill Village (a few steps from this marker); Glencoe Management Houses (a few steps from this marker); Women in the Mill Village (a few steps

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from this marker); Men in the Mill Village (a few steps from this marker); Picker House and Dye House (a few steps from this marker); The Rise of the Textile Mill Communities (a few steps from this marker); Calling the Mill Village 'Home' (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Additional keywords. Glencoe Mills, Cotton, Textiles, Alamance

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 22, 2010

2. Glencoe - Company Office and Store Marker

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 22, 2010

3. Glencoe - Company Office and Store Marker

Glencoe Textile Heritage Museum and Company Store Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 22, 2010

4. Glencoe Textile Heritage Museum and Company Store Marker

Glencoe Textile Heritage Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 22, 2010

5. Glencoe Textile Heritage Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 951 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 30, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.