Laurel Hill in Scotland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Original Richmond Cotton Mill
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
1. Original Richmond Cotton Mill Marker
First textile manufacturing plant in Scotland County, built by Col. Charles Malloy in 1867. Powered by water wheels. Machinery said to have come from a sunken blockade runner. Leased by Mark Morgan in 1872 and became the first of the Morgan Mills. Located here.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 34° 49.225′ N, 79° 31.767′ W. Marker is in Laurel Hill, North Carolina, in Scotland County. It is on Old Wire Road (State Highway 144) west of Crest Mill Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Laurel Hill NC 28351, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Murdoch Morrison (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Murdoch Morrison Gun Factory (a few steps from this marker); Sherman's March (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ida Yarn Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Original Springfield Cotton Mill (approx. 2.6 miles away); Old Laurel Hill Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Sherman's March (approx. 4.2 miles away); Vietnam Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurel Hill.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Murdoch Morrison Gun Factory
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
2. Original Richmond Cotton Mill Marker next to the Murdoch Morrison Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,424 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
