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The Coleman-Franklin-Cannon Mill is a historic industrial complex at 625 Main Street SW in Concord, North Carolina. The recognized complex consists of ten buildings on 6.6 acres (2.7 ha), about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of downtown Concord. Another 4.4 acres are not included.
The Coleman Manufacturing Company (1897–1904) had the first cotton mill in the United States owned and operated by African Americans. [1] Organized in 1897 by Warren Clay Coleman and others, and operating under original leadership until 1904, it was located in the Piedmont area about two miles from the county seat of Concord, North Carolina ...
NC 1429, 0.3 miles W of jct. with NC 1450 35°50′36″N 81°39′27″W / 35.8433°N 81.6575°W / 35.8433; -81.6575 ( Sloan-Throneburg Chesterfield
Mill Hill near Concord, North Carolina is a historic house built by master craftsman Jacob Stirewalt in 1821. It includes Greek Revival and Federal architectural elements. [1]A number of its features, including a distinctive fireplace mantel, are documented in a North Carolina State University collection. [2]
The mill was constructed in 1839 as the Concord Steam Cotton Factory also known as the Barringer Mill. By 1842 the mill was producing cotton yarn, shirting, and other goods. By 1850 a railroad ran west of town and the mill had 70 employees. During the aftermath of the Civil War the mill became the McDonald Cotton Mill.
In the 1930s and 1940s the house was opened to the public as a tavern under the name The Old Mill Dam The restaurant was open every day of the year from noon till eight in the evening serving luncheon, tea, and dinner. Dinners were cooked over the historic brick oven for parties and holidays. The tavern was set to be in the revolution day and age.
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On August 21, 2000 on a construction site near Concord Mills, a natural gas pipeline ruptured sending flames to heights of about 100 feet (30 m). [4] As a result of the explosion, law enforcement officials closed local roads around the mall and Interstate 85 around rush hour (4 p.m.); the roads were reopened one hour later after the situation was contained.