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1892 Erwin Cotton Mills incorporated, the Duke family owning a controlling interest with Benjamin N. Duke as president and William Allen Erwin as manager. 1893 Mill No. 1 in West Durham began operation 1896 Mill No. 1 doubled in size 1903 1904 Mill No. 2 built at Duke (now Erwin), Harnett Co., N. C. 1906 Colleemee Cotton Mills, Cooleemee, Davie Co., N. C., acquired and operated as Mill No. 3 1909 1910 Mill No. 4, bleachery and finishing plant built at West Durham 1925 Erwin Yarn Company, a selling agency, established in Philadelphia, Pa. 1925 1926 Mill No. 5 built at Erwin, N. C. 1927 William A. Erwin succeeded B. N. Duke as president 1932 Pearl cotton Mills in North Durham acquired and operated as Mill No. 6 Kemp Plummer Lewis succeeded W. A. Erwin as president 1937 Finishing plant added at Cooleemee 1947 Erwin Yarn Company liquidated 1948, ca. Diana Mills at Neuse, Wake Co., N. C., acquired and operated as Mill No. 7 1948 Stonewall cotton Mills, Stonewall, Miss., acquired and operated as Mill No. 8 William Haywood Ruffin succeeded K. P. Lewis as president 1949 Accounting procedures changed from longtime standard forms posted by hand to radically different forms utilizing business machines 1950 Company changed name to Erwin Mills 1953 Abney Mills of South Carolina acquired control and its president, Francis Ebenezer Grier, became chairman of the board 1960, ca. Burlington Industries acquired control, Erwin Mills continuing as one of its divisions 1969, ca. Mill No. 6 in North Durham closed 1986 J. P. Stevens acquired and closed West Durham plant From the guide to the Erwin Cotton Mills Records, 1832-1976, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

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