Industry

by Mcarver, Charles H., Jr. A. C. Monk and Company was founded in Farmville in 1907 by Albert Coy Monk. Initially, Monk and one assistant bought tobacco and shipped it in hogsheads from the Farmville railroad station. After [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Advertising by Wiley J. Williams, 2006; Revised October 2022. Mass advertising in North Carolina began with the founding of the printing trade in the eighteenth century. James Davis, the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael, LeCount, Charles, Coclanis, Peter A., Hall, Stephanie, Heiser, Will M., Yeargin, W. W. Part i: Overview; Part ii: Improvements in Farming Technology and the Burgeoning of "Mega Farms"; Part iii: Changes in the Agricultural Labor Force; Part iv: Field Crops, Livestock, and Other [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. Part i: Overview; Part ii: Improvements in Farming Technology and the Burgeoning of "Mega Farms"; Part iii: Changes in the Agricultural Labor Force; Part iv: Field Crops, Livestock, and Other [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. Part i: Overview; Part ii: Improvements in Farming Technology and the Burgeoning of "Mega Farms"; Part iii: Changes in the Agricultural Labor Force; Part iv: Field Crops, Livestock, and Other [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. Part i: Overview; Part ii: Improvements in Farming Technology and the Burgeoning of "Mega Farms"; Part iii: Changes in the Agricultural Labor Force; Part iv: Field Crops, Livestock, and Other [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. Part i: Overview; Part ii: Improvements in Farming Technology and the Burgeoning of "Mega Farms"; Part iii: Changes in the Agricultural Labor Force; Part iv: Field Crops, Livestock, and Other [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bishop, RoAnn. Agriculture in North Carolina during the Great Depression Originally published as "Difficult Days on Tar Heel Farms" by RoAnn Bishop Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by . Alamance Cotton Mill Alamance Cotton Mill, as it appeared in 1837 shortly after construction. The mill was built by Edwin M. Holt, a pioneer of the Southern textile [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . This U.S. Government poster from World War II illustrates the military need for rubber. Most of the world's supply of natural rubber came from rubber tree plantations in Southeast Asia, which were [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Parramore, Thomas C., Ellis, Clyde, Moyer, Stephen. The history of aviation and the airline industry in North Carolina encompasses more than Orville and Wilbur Wright's momentous flight at Kitty Hawk in December 1903. Before that, North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Gatton, T. Harry, Coonin, Bryna R. Banking by T. Harry Gatton, 2006 Additional research provided by Bryna R. Coonin. See also: Bank of America; Bank of Cape Fear; Branch Banking and Trust Company; Central Carolina Bank [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Bark, generally from oak trees, was an unusual export to Great Britain from the forests of the Carolina-Virginia backcountry in the eighteenth century. As new regions were inhabited, bark from [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Holland, Ron. Before gold was discovered in California in 1848, North Carolina was the leading gold-producing state. Although gold was found in some abundance in North Carolina, gold coins as a medium of exchange [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hairr, John. Big Ore Bank is a bed of iron ore found in eastern Lincoln County. Worked extensively in the first half of the nineteenth century, this bed was described by Denison Olmsted in 1824 as "extending from [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Holland, Ron. Biltmore Industries by Ron Holland, 2006 See also: Biltmore Forest School; Biltmore House; Asheville The origins of Biltmore Estate Industries can be traced to Eleanor Vance and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Vocci, Robert Blair. North Carolina is home to one of the most dynamic biotechnology industries in the United States. In the early 2000s, 10 percent of all biotechnology firms were based in the state, and North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Carraway, Gertrude S. James Bishop Blades, lumberman, industrialist, and financier, of English ancestry, was born at Bishopville, Md., the second son of Captain Peter Clowes Blades and Nancy Emeline West and a grandson of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by DiNome, William G., Ansley, John F. The growth of book publishing in North Carolina came late relative to other states, primarily because of the state's early agricultural economy. Most books owned in colonial North Carolina were [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Shore, Dee. Dr. Mike Boyette remembers the kinds of problems that kept his tobacco-farming father up at night—worries ranging from storms and drought to insects and diseases. What he did not imagine as a child, [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Williams, Max R. Alexander Brevard, Revolutionary War officer, planter-enslaver, and iron entrepreneur, was a native of Iredell County but spent most of his adult life in Lincoln County. The first Brevard ancestor in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Furr, Clegg M. Brick-making techniques were introduced in North Carolina from northern colonies, especially from Jamestown, Va., when settlers began to locate along the Albemarle coastal area in the 1660s. The [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bair, Anna Withers. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company by Anna Withers Bair, 2006 See also: Tobacco, American Tobacco Company; Bull Durham Tobacco; R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; W. Duke Sons and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Horton, Clarence E., Jr. Building and Loan Associations are the direct descendants of English building societies, which began in Birmingham, England, in 1781. In America, organizations such as the Oxford Provident Building [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Butler, Lindley S., Hewitt, Kimberly. Calcium carbide, a chemical compound used in the commercial manufacture of acetylene gas, was discovered accidentally during experiments in aluminum processing in Spray (now Eden) in Rockingham [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Glass, Brent D. James William Cannon, textile manufacturer, was born near Sugaw Creek Church in Mecklenburg County. His father was Joseph Allison Cannon and his mother, Eliza Long. As a boy he worked on his father's [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

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by Coffey, Michael W. Julian Shakespeare Carr was a major North Carolina industrialist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Known for his business successes and his philanthropic activities, he was also a [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Chambers of Commerce are associations of business people attempting to promote the interests of their members and of local businesses in general. These organizations work to bring new industries to [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, William L. Cherokee Clay by William L. Anderson, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Korstad, Robert. Child Labor by Robert Korstad Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Fall 1999. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of History Related [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Hill, Steven. Child Labor in Raleigh, North Carolina: Document Based Question by Steven Hill, BA, MA, NBCT, 2022. Directions: Using the primary and secondary sources provided, compose an essay that [...] (from ANCHOR: A North Carolina History Online Resource.)

by Amspacher, Karen Willis. Coastal Life "Homegrown Skills: Creating a Way of Life at the Coast" by Karen Willis Amspacher Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Fall 2009. Tar Heel Junior [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Helms, J. Douglas. Cole Manufacturing Company was founded by brothers E. M. and E. A. Cole in Charlotte in January 1900 to manufacture seed planters invented and patented by E. M. Cole. Brightly painted farm implements [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E. Coleman Manufacturing Company by Bruce E. Baker, 2006 The Coleman Manufacturing Company in Concord was the first black-owned cotton mill in the United States. Warren C. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Tolbert, Lisa. For two months in the spring of 1929, a group of African American grocery store owners in Winston-Salem organized public lectures, meetings, exhibits, and food tastings that attracted large audiences [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Stick, David, Carter, Kathy. Fishing for both finfish and shellfish has long been an important source of income throughout the coastal area of North Carolina. The state's relative isolation from major markets, the absence of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, George W. Company Shops by George W. Troxler, 2006 See also: Spencer; Southern Railway System; Transportation: Air and Rail (from NC Atlas Revisited) Company Shops was the name given to the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Cover of Opportunity magazine, February 1926Cover of Opportunity magazine, February 1926Cover of Opportunity: Journal of Negro Life, February 1926: Industrial Issue. Shows two black silhouetted [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Hill, Steven. Amos Graves Cox, a native of Pitt County, was the founder of Winterville, North Carolina.  He was a wealthy farmer, manufacturer, banker, and merchant. Winterville’s A.G. Cox Middle School was [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Middlesworth, Chester Paul. Until commercial dairies became commonplace in the early years of the twentieth century, milking dairy cows was a daily chore on North Carolina farms, providing families with fresh milk, cream, and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Jones, Lu Ann. Electricity's Impact on Rural Life "The Day the Lights Came on" by Lu Ann Jones Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Spring 1985. Tar Heel Junior Historian [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Rives, Ralph Hardee. Thomas Leyburn Emry, industrial organizer and promoter, is remembered for his role in discovering the advantages of what is now the city of Roanoke Rapids as a manufacturing site. A prosperous [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Bishop, RoAnn. By the 1920s, North Carolina had become the nation’s largest producer of cotton textiles and the leading industrial state in the Southeast. At the same time, it boasted more farms than every state [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Faulkner, Ronnie W., Albright, Alex. Filmmaking by Alex Albright, 2006 Additional research provided by Ronnie W. Faulkner and Wiley J. Williams. See also: North Carolina Film Board; Town Documentaries. Studio movie [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hood, Davyd Foard. Foard, John Frederick by Davyd Foard Hood, 1986 12 Apr. 1827–11 May 1909 See also: Foard, Osborne Giles (from the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography) John Frederick Foard, physician, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Foard, John Hanby, Jr. John Hanby Foard, textile executive, manufacturer, museum director, and Civil War historian, was born in Wilmington, the fourth child of Charles Deems (1863–1951) and Florence Hanby (1875–1932) [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kirkman, Roger N. Fries Manufacturing and Power Company by Roger N. Kirkman, 2006 The Fries Manufacturing and Power Company was established [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freeman, Joan E. The fur and skin trade was a significant industry from the earliest permanent settlement of the region that became North Carolina. Pelts shipped to Europe included beaver, bear, deer, raccoon, mink, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Marshall, Patricia Phillips. Furniture Industry by Patricia Phillips Marshall, 2006 Additional research by Michael H. Lewis Part i: Overview; Part ii: Colonial era to the Civil War; Part iii: Industrial age; Part iv: [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Marshall, Patricia Phillips. Furniture Industry by Patricia Phillips Marshall, 2006; Revised November 2022. Additional research by Michael H. Lewis Revised February 2022 Part i: Overview; Part ii: Colonial era to the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Marshall, Patricia Phillips. Furniture Industry by Patricia Phillips Marshall, 2006 Additional research provided by Michael H. Lewis Part i: Overview; Part ii: Colonial era to the Civil War; Part iii: Industrial age; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Marshall, Patricia Phillips. Furniture industry by Patricia Phillips Marshall, 2006 Additional research provided by Michael H. Lewis Part i: Overview; Part ii: Colonial era to the Civil War; Part iii: Industrial age; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stephenson, E. Frank, Jr. Gatling Gun by E. Frank Stephenson Jr. Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Fall 2006. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of History See also: Gatling [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Robinson, Kenneth W. In the early decades of the 1800s, the southern Piedmont's gold mines attracted prospectors, investors, and miners. Tar Heel gold had first been found in 1799 on John Reed’s farm in Cabarrus County, [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Lewis, Rebecca. The North Carolina Gold Rush by Rebecca Lewis Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Spring 2006. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of History See also: [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Williams, Max R. Joseph Graham, Revolutionary soldier, politician, and iron entrepreneur, was born in Chester County, Pa. James Graham, his father, was Scot-Irish and had settled in Berks County, Pa., in 1733. His [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McKinley, Cynthia Risser, McKinley, Shepherd W. The Great Migration and North Carolina by Dr. Shepherd W. McKinley and Cynthia Risser McKinley Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Spring 2006. Tar Heel Junior [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Agan, Kelly. On January 26, 1823, Willis Napoleon Hackney was born in Nash County.  Although an obituary reported that he began life with no money, Hackney would eventually enter the wagon manufacturing [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Babits, Lawrence E. Harkers Island Boats by Lawrence E. Babits, 2006 See also: North Carolina Shipbuilding Company (from Tar Heel Junior Historian); [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mewborn, Suzanne. When was aspirin invented? The father of modern medicine, Hippocrates, working between 460 and 377 BC, left records of pain-relief treatments that included the use of powder made from the bark and [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Moore, Mark Anderson. North Carolina is home to one of the world's most vibrant information technology (IT) industries, which generally includes businesses and organizations engaged in the electronic storage, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Davis, Lenwood. Many people are unaware of the numerous inventions and scientific breakthroughs that have happened in North Carolina. They probably have heard of Wilbur and Orville Wright and the first sustained, [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Wait, Douglas A., McKaughan, Joshua. Iron and Steel Industry by Douglas A. Wait and Joshua McKaughan, 2006; Revised October 2022. See also: Big Ore Bank; Endor Furnace; Nucor Corporation; Troublesome Creek [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, George W. Jordan, Benjamin Everett by George W. Troxler, 1988 8 Sept. 1896–15 Mar. 1974 See also:  Charles Edward Jordan (from the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography) Benjamin [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Perry, Percival. Daniel William Jordan, planter-enslaver, collateral relative of John Jordan Crittenden of Kentucky, was born at Jordan Plains, Pitt County, of English ancestry. One Thomas Jordan migrated from [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Sink, M. Jewell. John Walter Lambeth, Sr., pioneer furniture manufacturer, banker, and civic leader, was born in the Fair Grove community, two miles south of Thomasville, the sixth child of David Thomas and Caroline [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bingham, Warren L. Walter Francis Leake, lawyer, politician, and textile manufacturer, was born in Richmond County, the son of Walter and Judith Leake. Growing up in the county, he attended local schools and was [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Leloudis, James. Mill hands made their homes in villages owned by the men who employed them.  At the turn of the century 95 percent of southern textile families lived in factory housing. For these people, [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Hairr, John, Starnes, Richard D. For more than four centuries, North Carolinians have benefited from the commercial use of the state's timber resources. As early as the seventeenth century, the Carolina colony's rich forests gave [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Agan, Kelly. You can find pine trees all across North Carolina. In fact, you probably passed some today if you rode in a car, on the bus, or visited a park or nature site. This article is about one special type [...] (from NCpedia K-8 Collection.)

by . Loray Cotton MillCaption reads "Gastonia, N.C. Loray Cotton Mill (57,000 [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by West, Walter Carr, III. Robert Calvin Grier Love, Gaston County textile pioneer, was born at or near Crowder's Creek (now Crowders, Gaston County), the fifth son and sixth of eight children of Andrew and Mary Wilson Love. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Riley, Jack. Hugh MacRae, mining engineer, developer, and industrialist, was born in Carbonton, Chatham County, of Scottish and English descent. He was the son of Julia Norton and Donald MacRae, who served as [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Burhoe, Agnes R. Charles Peter Mallett, planter and merchant, was born in Fayetteville, the son of Colonel Peter Mallett, commissary general of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War, and his wife, Sarah Mumford [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hall, Lisa Coston, Detreville, John R. Manufacturing by John R. deTreville, 2006 Additional research provided by Lisa Coston Hall. See also: Manufacturing (From NC Atlas Revisited); Manufacturing Table of Contents; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hall, Lisa Coston, Detreville, John R. Manufacturing by John R. deTreville, 2006; Revised November 2022. Additional research provided by Lisa Coston Hall. See also: Manufacturing (From NC Atlas Revisited); Manufacturing Table [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hall, Lisa Coston, Detreville, John R. Manufacturing by John R. deTreville, 2006 Additional research provided by Lisa Coston Hall. See also: Manufacturing (From NC Atlas Revisited); Manufacturing Table of Contents; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hall, Lisa Coston, Detreville, John R. Manufacturing by John R. deTreville, 2006 Additional research provided by Lisa Coston Hall. See also: Manufacturing (From NC Atlas Revisited); Manufacturing Table of Contents; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hall, Lisa Coston, Detreville, John R. Manufacturing by John R. deTreville, 2006 Additional research provided by Lisa Coston Hall. See also: Manufacturing (From NC Atlas Revisited); Manufacturing Table of Contents; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hall, Lisa Coston, Detreville, John R. Manufacturing by John R. deTreville, 2006 Additional research provided by Lisa Coston Hall. See also: Manufacturing (From NC Atlas Revisited); Manufacturing Table of Contents; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stuart, Alfred W. Manufacturing by Alfred W. Stuart Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006. Reprinted with permission from The North Carolina Atlas Revisited. Managing [...] (from North Carolina Atlas Revisited.)

by Stuart, Alfred W. Manufacturing by Alfred W. Stuart Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006. Reprinted with permission from The North Carolina Atlas Revisited. Managing [...] (from North Carolina Atlas Revisited.)

by Stuart, Alfred W. Manufacturing by Alfred W. Stuart Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006. Reprinted with permission from The North Carolina Atlas Revisited. Managing [...] (from North Carolina Atlas Revisited.)

by Stuart, Alfred W. Manufacturing by Alfred W. Stuart Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006. Reprinted with permission from The North Carolina Atlas Revisited. Managing [...] (from North Carolina Atlas Revisited.)

by Stuart, Alfred W. Manufacturing by Alfred W. Stuart Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006. Reprinted with permission from The North Carolina Atlas Revisited. Managing [...] (from North Carolina Atlas Revisited.)

by Stuart, Alfred W. Manufacturing by Alfred W. Stuart Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006. Reprinted with permission from The North Carolina Atlas Revisited. Managing [...] (from North Carolina Atlas Revisited.)

by Stuart, Alfred W. Manufacturing by Alfred W. Stuart Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006. Reprinted with permission from The North Carolina Atlas Revisited. Managing [...] (from North Carolina Atlas Revisited.)

by Stuart, Alfred W. Manufacturing by Alfred W. Stuart Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006. Reprinted with permission from The North Carolina Atlas Revisited. Managing [...] (from North Carolina Atlas Revisited.)

by Stuart, Alfred W. Manufacturing by Alfred W. Stuart Professor Emeritus of Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006. Reprinted with permission from The North Carolina Atlas Revisited. Managing [...] (from North Carolina Atlas Revisited.)

by Underwood, William, Jr. Doctor Bulla McCrary, merchant, manufacturer, philanthropist, and chairman of the North Carolina State Highway Commission, was born on a farm near Asheboro, the son of William Franklin and Frances [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Keever, Homer M. John Harvey McElwee, industrialist and father of the Statesville tobacco industry, was born in York County, S.C., the son of Jonathan Newman and Martha Orr McElwee. He attended the rural schools of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Duvall, John S. Military Construction at Home "North Carolina’s Wartime Miracle: Defending the Nation" by Dr. John S. Duvall Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Spring 2008. Tar [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Seaman, Jean H. Millstones of large diameter used for grinding cereals, ores for paint, fertilizers, and other products have been quarried from a variety of rocks in North Carolina since colonial times. In Moore [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Seaman, Jean H. A variety of minerals, gems, and rocks have been excavated in North Carolina since the precolonial era. Mining was known to the region's Indians before European settlement, and evidence of mica [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Martin, Sophie S. Albert Gallatin Myers, banker, insurance executive, and textile manufacturer, was born in Chesterfield County, S.C., the sixth of ten children of Stephen Huntley and Winifred Crump Myers. In 1889 his [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . New machine shop in Plymouth, NC A broadside advertising a new machine shop in Plymouth, North Carolina, published sometime in the late [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Cauble, Frank P. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Scott, Ralph. North Carolina Shipbuilding Company "Wilmington Helps Weld an Allied Victory" by Ralph Scott Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Spring 2008. Tar Heel Junior [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Freeze, Gary. North Carolina has always been a place where the old and the new live side by side. The time period from 1953 to 2003 is no different. Although patterns from the past, such as eating barbecue or [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Johnson, K. Todd. Moravians first brought the organ into North Carolina for use in worship services. Joseph Ferdinand Bulitschek, a Salem cabinetmaker and millwright, built two early organs for Moravian congregations [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stevenson, George, Jr. In 1891 North Carolina declared "war" on the oyster fishermen who had drifted down from the north. By the 1880s overfishing had dangerously depleted the seemingly inexhaustible oyster beds of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Paine, Sidney Small by William S. Powell, 1994 26 Feb. 1887–29 Dec. 1972 Sidney Small Paine, cotton manufacturer, was born in Boston, Mass., the son of Sidney Borden and Mary Adams Small [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Stevenson, George, Jr., Roundtree, Lynn. The earliest North Carolina paper mill, erected in 1777 in Orange County by John Hulgan, was equipped with a water-powered stamper to pound rags to fiber. From 1777 to 1896, there were ten [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bosman, Jane Parker. Parker, Surry by Jane Parker Bosman, 1994 1 Dec. 1866–21 Apr. 1942 Surry Parker, designer and builder of steam logging machinery and founder of Pinetown, was born in Nansemond County, Va., [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Butler, Lindley S. Penn, Charles Ashby by Lindley, S. Butler, 1994 29 Nov. 1868–22 Oct. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Turner, Walter R. Piedmont Airlines "Flies the Blue Skies" by Walter R. Turner Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Fall 2003. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The Piedmont Wagon Company was founded in 1878 outside of Hickory by George G. Bonniwell, a mechanical engineer, architect, and builder, and A. L. (Andy) Ramseur, operator of a gristmill, an iron [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Joseph Ezekiel Pogue, Sr., tobacco manufacturer and Raleigh public official, was born September 13, 1851 in Rogersville Junction, Tennessee in Jefferson County, to Reverend John Pogue, a [...] (from North Carolina State University.)

by . Power PlantEmissions from a coal-burning electric power plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, near [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Middlesworth, Chester Paul, Pyatt, Timothy D. In 1749 North Carolina's provincial government brought James Davis from Virginia to become the colony's public printer and establish the first printing press in the then-capital city of New Bern. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Detreville, John R., Wait, Douglas A. Railroads by Douglas A. Wait and John R. deTreville, 2006 See also: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; Carolina Central Railway; CSX Corporation; Norfolk Southern Railroad; North Carolina [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Detreville, John R., Wait, Douglas A. Part i: Introduction, Part ii: First Rail Lines and the Birth of the North Carolina Railroad, Part iii: The Civil War, Postwar Struggles, and the Transportation of Agricultural Products, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Detreville, John R., Wait, Douglas A. Part i: Introduction, Part ii: First Rail Lines and the Birth of the North Carolina Railroad, Part iii: The Civil War, Postwar Struggles, and the Transportation of Agricultural [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Detreville, John R., Wait, Douglas A. Part i: Introduction, Part ii: First Rail Lines and the Birth of the North Carolina Railroad, Part iii: The Civil War, Postwar Struggles, and the Transportation of Agricultural Products, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Detreville, John R., Wait, Douglas A. Part i: Introduction, Part ii: First Rail Lines and the Birth of the North Carolina Railroad, Part iii: The Civil War, Postwar Struggles, and the Transportation of Agricultural [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Railroads and textile mills in North Carolina, 1896 Map shows locations of North Carolina cotton and woolen mills, 1896. Counties are drawn with present-day boundaries for [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by . Railroads and tobacco mills in North Carolina, 1896 Map shows locations of tobacco factories and railroads in North Carolina, 1896. Present-day county boundaries are provided for [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Neal, Larry K., Jr. During World War II, the U.S. Army had a series of railroad passenger cars built to carry wounded soldiers from hospital ships to military hospitals across the United States. Instead of regular seats [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Real estate is one of the largest industries in North Carolina, representing billions of dollars of the state's economy and touching the lives of millions of North Carolinians, from first-time [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wells, Mike "Lightnin'". The recording industry and record labels in North Carolina, beginning in the 1930s, featured an impressive array of talented producers and helped gain exposure for North Carolina musicians and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wells, Mike "Lightnin'". Recording Industry by Michael L. Wells, 2006 See also: Bluegrass Music; Blues; Country Music; Gospel Music; Old-Time String Band Music; Rock Music. Part i: Introduction; Part ii: [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wells, Mike "Lightnin'". Recording Industry by Michael L. Wells, 2006 See also: Bluegrass Music; Blues; Country Music; Gospel Music; Old-Time String Band Music; Rock Music. Part i: Introduction; Part ii: [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Recording Industry by Michael L. Wells, 2006 See also: Bluegrass Music; Blues; Country Music; Gospel Music; Old-Time String Band Music; Rock Music. Part i: Introduction; Part ii: North [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Recording Industry by Michael L. Wells, 2006 See also: Bluegrass Music; Blues; Country Music; Gospel Music; Old-Time String Band Music; Rock Music. Part i: Introduction; Part ii: [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Research Triangle Park, the largest planned research center in the United States, was created in 1959 through the efforts of Governor Luther Hodges and hundreds of scientists, politicians, and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Foss, Mandy. Roadside Attractions "You Can’t Miss It: Roadside Fun" by Mandy Foss Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Fall 2008. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Lanning, Elaine Kaye. Reuben Buck Robertson, industrialist, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Charles Dunbreck and Cynthia Buck Robertson. A Scottish immigrant, his father served as an Ohio jurist. After graduating [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Savings and Loan Associations by Wiley J. Williams, 2006 Savings and Loan Associations (S&Ls) in North Carolina were an outgrowth of the original building and loan associations, which [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mylan, Linda. Hamilton Scales, tobacco manufacturer and warehouseman, was the son of James and his second wife, Elizabeth Deatherage Scales. Young Scales's mother died in 1824, and thirteen years later his father [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Scenes of war production, World War II (from World at War)Clip from a U.S. Government film made after the U.S. entry into World War II, explaining the war to [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Norris, David A. Shell Castle by David A. Norris, 2006 For about two decades in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the oceangoing trade of most of North Carolina was funneled through one [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stick, David, Fontenoy, Paul E. Shipbuilding by David Stick and Paul E. Fontenoy, 2006; Revised November 2022. See also: Harkers Island Boats; Ironclads; Liberty Ships; North Carolina Shipbuilding Company (from Tar Heel [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cecelski, David S. Mary Lea Simpkins grew up around one of the state's oldest grist mills, the Yates Mill just off Lake Wheeler Road south of Raleigh. For more than 200 years the Yates Mill ground meal and flour for [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Kirkman, Stacy N. Willis Howard Slane, Jr., aviator and businessman, was born in High Point, the eldest son of Willis Howard and Meredith Clark Slane. His primary education included studies at Raymond Riredon School [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Ernest Ansel Snow, lumberman and furniture manufacturer, was born in Ferrisburg, Vt., the son of William Henry and Lydia Jane Cramer Snow. He moved to North Carolina with his family in 1867. At [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Benjamin N. and James B. Duke (sons of Washington Duke, the tobacco magnate and prominent philanthropist), along with partners Walker Gill Wylie and William States Lee, incorporated the Southern [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Spach, John Thom. Spach, William Elias by John Thom Spach, 1994; Revised December 2021 24 Apr. 1830–21 Feb. 1891 William Elias Spach, wagon maker, was born on his father's farm at Waughtown (now part of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Butler, Lindley S. The Spray Water Power and Land Company, established in 1889 by James Turner Morehead, was a hydroelectric power, textile, and land development company that created the Spray industrial complex on the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Neal, Larry K., Jr. Alternative fuel sources are very popular today, as production has increased for hybrid cars that use more than one kind of power technology. Research continues into electric and hydrogen fuel cells. [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Macnicholas, John. Steele, James Columbus by John Macnicholas, 1994 10 July 1839–13 July [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Stephenson, William Hermas by William S. Powell, 1994 12 May 1897–5 Jan. 1986 William Hermas Stephenson, manufacturer of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . A photograph taken during the 1912 Textile Workers' Strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts. This strike, known as the "Bread and Roses" strike, lasted more than two months and resulted from decreased [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Murray, Elizabeth D. R. William Stronach, state capitol stonemason, marble carver, Raleigh businessman, and founder of the family in North Carolina, was born at Stroneveagh (meaning "the place of the Stronachs") in Moray [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Detreville, John R. Jacob and Moses Stroup Stroup, ironworkers, came from a family of "mechanics," ironworkers, and small businessmen who were among the earliest to engage in the iron industry in North Carolina, South [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The task system, in which workers were paid not by the hours they worked but by the number and quality of specific tasks they performed, was common in the industrial economy of late [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Davis, B.J. Textile Strike of 1934 "Walking Out: The Great Textile Strike of 1934" by B.J. Davis Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Spring 2010. Tar Heel Junior Historian [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by . The Bonsack Machine Sketch Diagram from James Albert Bonsack's patent application (U.S. patent 238,640, granted March 8, [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Parramore, Thomas C., Watson, Harry L., Nathans, Sydney, Anderson, Jean B., Clayton, Thomas H., Fenn, Elizabeth A., Wood, Peter H. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Parramore, Thomas C., Watson, Harry L., Nathans, Sydney, Anderson, Jean B., Clayton, Thomas H., Fenn, Elizabeth A., Wood, Peter H. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Holcomb, Alison. Tobacco Barrels: Hogsheads "Analyzing an Artifact: What in the World is a Hogshead?" by Alison Holcomb Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Spring 2009. Tar Heel [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Roberts, Ben. Before the Civil War, North Carolina was mostly an agricultural society with a large portion of its population living and working on farms. One of the main crops grown was tobacco, which was shipped [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Turner, Walter R. When World War I ended in 1918 and the troops came home, folks felt optimistic about the future and eager to get on with their lives. This optimism led to an extraordinary decade that brought major [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Neal, Larry K., Jr. Today, people rarely think twice about traveling to, from, or within North Carolina— whether by car, train, or airplane. Within hours a person can travel anywhere in the United States or in the [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Transylvania Company by Wiley J. Williams, 2006 The Transylvania Company was organized as Louisa Company in 1774 to invest in vacant, nonpatented wild lands within the chartered limits of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Starnes, Richard D. Travel and Tourism by Richard D. Starnes, 2006 See also: Resorts. North Carolina's mountains, beaches, scenic attractions, and historic sites [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Ireland, Robert E., Hackney, Janet M. North Carolina truck manufacturing began in Wilson and Henderson in the 1910s. In about 1914 Hackney Brothers Wagon Company, a Wilson firm founded in  1854 by Willis Napolean Hackney that made [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freeman, Margery. Unused railroad tracks skirting Otavalo, EcuadorUnused railroad tracks skirting Otavalo, Ecuador Railroad tracks overgrown with weeds extend into the distance. A few houses border the tracks. [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Hunt, James L. The regulation of utilities in North Carolina has always reflected the tension between the goals of private business and the needs of the public. It has been shaped by massive technological change, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hunt, James L. The Virginia Electric & Power Company was organized in 1909 and initially owned and operated electric street railways and streetlights in Richmond, Va. In the 1920s the company expanded its [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Durden, Robert F. Washington Duke returned to his small farm in what was then Orange County as a penniless Confederate veteran in the early summer of 1865. Aided by his three children still at home-Mary E., Benjamin [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stephens, Eleanor Waddell. Charles Edward Waddell, civil and electrical engineer, was born at Moorefields near Hillsborough, the son of Francis Nash and Anne Ivie Miller Waddell and a descendant of Colonel Hugh Waddell. With [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Goins, Michael Edgar. Absalom Warlick, skilled ironworker, was born near Warlick Settlement in West Lincoln County, the son of Valentine Warlick and Catherine Whisenhunt (Visinand/Whisonant). Daniel Warlick I and Marie [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wadelington, Charles W. In North Carolina, aviation experienced important developments in the late 1920s. In 1928 the state’s first airmail flight landed at Lindley Field in Greensboro. By 1929 Raleigh introduced commercial [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Middlesworth, Chester Paul. Whiskey-making and distribution has been part of North Carolina's commerce and culture from the beginning of European settlement. Whiskies in North America are made from a mash of rye, corn, barley, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bolton, Charles C. Before the Civil War, North Carolina was an overwhelmingly rural state where most white citizens lived and worked on farms and plantations. Even as late as 1850, only one town in the [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by . White Oak Cotton Mills (postcard) Postcard shows the White Oak Cotton Mills (a division of Greensboro-based Cone Mills) and several houses in the mill village. A river runs between the mill and [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Troxler, George W. John Willcox (or Wilcox), Chatham County iron manufacturer, was born in Concord, Chester County, Pa., the first son of Thomas and Elizabeth Cole Willcox. About 1759 he moved to Cross Creek where he [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bair, Anna Withers. Robert Lynn Williamson, tobacco manufacturer and agriculturist, was born at Sunnyside, the family plantation in the Locust Hill section of Caswell County. He was the oldest son of Thomas Farish, a [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bair, Anna Withers. Thomas Farish Williamson, early tobacco manufacturer, planter, and church leader, was born at the family plantation, Poplar Grove, in the Stoney Creek Township of Caswell County, the second son of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Glynn, Elizabeth Scheld. North Carolina is home to the nation's first cultivated wine grape, the scuppernong, which is a variety of the muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia) and grows in abundance from the coast to the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Workers in a cigarette factory This illustration from the Jan. 15, 1887, issue of Harper's Weekly shows women in a Virginia factory rolling cigarettes by [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Norris, David A. In 1892 the United States celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first voyage and the following year staged the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago from May to November [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, George W. WRIGHT, ORVILLE by George W. Troxler, 1996 19 Aug. 1871–30 Jan. 1948 See also:  Wright, Wilbur (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography); Wright Brothers in North Carolina [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)