Dan River Inc.

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Dates:
Active 1942
Active 1979

Biographical notes:

Founded in 1902 by John T., Edward F., and J.D. Woodside; first mill in operation in 1903. Mill built in Simpsonville, SC in 1908. Acquires Fountain Inn Mill in 1908, Easley Cotton Mills in 1948, Haynsworth Mill in 1951, and Norris Mill in 1959. Acquired by Dan River, Inc. in 1956; becomes part of Dan River's Greenville Group in 1976. Simpsonville mill sold in 1980.

From the description of Dan River, Inc. - Woodside Mills Records 1903-1971. (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20230059

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  • Textile factories
  • Textile industry

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  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)

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