Cannon Mills.

• 1836 - 1861 : Cannon family associated with Concord Steam Manufacturing Co., Concord, N.C.
• 1852: James William Cannon born in Mecklenburg County, N.C.
• 1886: J. W. Cannon elected director of Odell Manufacturing Co., Concord, N.C.
• 1868: J. W. Cannon joined mercantile firm of Cannon, Fetzer, and Wadsworth, Concord, N.C.
• 1887: J. W. Cannon founded Concord Manufacturing Co.
• 1892: Charles Albert Cannon born, Concord, N.C.
• 1893: Cabarrus Cotton Mills founded at Concord, N.C., by J. W. Cannon and others.
• 1893: Patterson Manufacturing Co. founded at China Grove, Rowan Co., N.C., by J. Frank Patterson, J. W. Cannon, and others.
• 1895: Kesler Manufacturing Co. founded at Salisbury, N.C.
• 1898: Cannon production shifted from cloth to towels.
• 1898: Wiscassett Mills Company founded at Albemarle, Stanly County, N.C., by J. W. Cannon and D. F. Cannon.
• 1899: Windemere Knitting Mills established at Albemarle, Stanly County, N.C.
• 1899: Gibson Manufacturing Co. founded at Concord, N.C., by Cannons and others.
• 1903: Bloomfield Manufacturing Co. founded in 1903 at Statesville, N.C.
• 1903: Windemere Knitting Mills became part of Wiscassett Mills Co.
• 1906: Franklin Cotton Mills established at Concord, N.C., by members of the Cannon family.
• 1907: Barringer Manufacturing Company founded.
• 1908: Cannon Manufacturing Company began production at Kannapolis, N.C.
• 1909: Imperial Cotton Mills founded at Eatonton, Georgia, by J. W. Cannon.
• 1911: Buck Creek Cotton Mills founded at Siluria, Ala.
• 1913: York Cotton Mills, York, S.C., purchased.
• 1915: Norcott Mills Co. established at Concord, N.C., with the Cannons and the Southern Power Co. among the early stockholders.
• ca. 1915: Social Circle Cotton Mill Co., Walton County, Georgia, acquired by the Cannons.
• 1921: J. W. Cannon died. Charles Albert Cannon became company president.
• 1923: Hobarton Manufacturing Co. founded at Concord, N.C., by Charles A. Cannon and others.
• 1923: Swink Manufacturing Co., Rowan Co., N.C., incorporated.
• 1928: Cannon Mills formed from consolidation of Cannon Manufacturing Co., Cabarrus Cotton Mills, Barringer Manufacturing Co., Franklin Cotton mills, Gibson Manufacturing Co., Kesler Manufacturing Co., Patterson Manufacturing Co., Norcott Mills., and Hobarton Manufacturing Co.
• ca. 1928: Bloomfield Manufacturing Co., Statesville, N.C., acquired by Cannon Mills.
• 1931: Swink Manufacturing Company dissolved and assets taken over by Cannon and Swink.
• 1935: Issaqueena Mill, Central, S.C., purchased and became Central Mills.
• 1935: Bloomfield Manufacturing Co. sold to J. W. Abernethy.
• ca. 1944 - 1945 : Plant at York, S.C., combined with Central Mills.
• 1947: Brown-Roberta Foundation established at Concord, N.C.
• 1949: Travora Textiles at Graham and Haw River, N.C., incorporated.
• 1956: Brown Manufacturing Co., Concord, N.C., acquired by Cannon Mills.
• 1956: Roberta Manufacturing Co., Cabarrus County, N.C., acquired.
• 1957: Central Mills closed.
• 1967: Travora Textiles at Graham and Haw River, N.C., liquidated.
• ca 1970-1971: Brown Manufacturing Co., Concord, N.C., closed.
• 1971: Charles Albert Cannon died.
• 1971: Don S. Holt became president.
• 1974: Harold P. Hornaday became president.
• 1976: Imperial Cotton Mills at Eatonton, Georgia closed.
• 1978: Roberta Manufacturing Co. liquidated.
• 1979: Otto G. Stolz became president.
• 1982: David H. Murdock, purchased Cannon Mills.
• 1983: Social Circle Cotton Mill Co., Walton County, Georgia, liquidated.
• 1985 - 1986 : Fieldcrest, Inc. purchased bath and bedding operations of Cannon Mills, and Fieldcrest-Cannon was established.

From the guide to the Cannon Mills Records, 1836-1983, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)