Henry River Mill Village / Nicole Callihan and Ruby Young Keller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Callihan, Nicole., Author.

Keller, Ruby Young., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Textile workers--North Carolina--Henry River--Pictorial works.

Textile workers.

Textile workers--North Carolina--Henry River--Social conditions.

Henry River (N.C.)--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Henry River (N.C.).

Henry River (N.C.)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

In 1904, the building of a planned community began, and the Henry River Manufacturing Company started producing fine cotton yarns in 1905. In its time, Henry River Mill Village was a completely self-sustained town: it operated under its own currency, generated its own electricity, and churned its own moonshine. While the mill thrived during its operating years, the 12-hour shifts often proved backbreaking for workers. By the time the 12,000 spindles slowed to a halt in the late 1960s, many workers had hoboed out of town looking for higher wages. The mill itself burned down in 1977, but the two-story company store and many of the workers’ houses remain, creating an eerie silhouette--and serving as inspiration to both artists and filmmakers.

Contents:

The mill

Working hard

Living hard

Praying hard

Growing up on the hill

An eerie silhouette.

OCLC:

885208050