Highland Park Manufacturing Company

company

Also known as Highland Park Mill

Highland Park Manufacturing Company — business, appearing in the Charlotte record across 9 documented year(s).

In the record (13)

1891 · 1891-06-19
On June 19, 1891 the Charlotte Democrat newspaper announced that the newly organized Highland Park Manufacturing Company, led by president W.E. Holt and secretary-treasurer C.W. Johnson, would build a gingham mill in Charlotte — the city's fifth cotton mill.
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Charlotte Observer Miners' & Farmers' Journal Marshall Park
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1892
Highland Park Mill No. 1 opened in early 1892 on North Brevard Street just outside Charlotte, equipped with 465 looms producing gingham cloth; D.A. Tompkins was among its investors.
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Marshall Park D.A. Tompkins Ephraim Brevard
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1903
Construction of Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3 began in 1903, with the original mill building completed in 1903-1904, designed by textile engineer Stuart W. Cramer.
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Marshall Park Stuart W. Cramer
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1903
North Charlotte's mill village was founded in 1903 when textile magnates William Holt (of Alamance County) and Jesse Spencer and Charles W. Johnston (of Charlotte) joined to build the Highland Park Manufacturing Company and the surrounding mill village.
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Marshall Park Charles Worth Johnston Jesse Spencer William Holt
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1904
At its opening, Highland Park Mill No. 3 had a capacity of 20,000 spindles and 500 looms, employed about 800 workers, and produced gingham cloth as its principal product.
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Marshall Park
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1904
Highland Park Mill No. 3 was the first textile mill in North Carolina specifically designed and constructed to operate on electric power rather than steam power.
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Marshall Park
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1904 · 1904-11-01
Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3 opened in November 1904 as the largest and most imposing cotton mill yet erected in Charlotte, located on the Southern Railroad line just north of the city.
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Marshall Park Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad North Carolina Railroad
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1904 · 1904-11-01
Mecklenburg Cotton Mill opened in November 1904 just north of Highland Park Mill No. 3 and drew its power from Highland Park's power house.
Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Marshall Park
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1905
According to the North Charlotte Historic District's National Register documentation, Mecklenburg Mill opened in 1905, one year after Highland Park Mill No. 3.
Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Marshall Park
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1907
By 1907 the Highland Park Manufacturing Company had grown into the nation's third-largest gingham producer, expanding to include additional plants and running roughly 30,000 spindles and 1,000 looms with more than 800 employees across its operations.
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1913
Johnston Manufacturing Company was established in 1913 by Charles Worth (C.W.) Johnston, producing cotton yarn from a plant located in North Charlotte between Highland Park Mill No. 3 and Mecklenburg Mill.
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Marshall Park Johnston Manufacturing Company Charles Worth Johnston
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1969
Highland Park Mill No. 3 closed in 1969, and the Mecklenburg Mill (by then renamed Mercury Mill) ceased operations soon after.
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Marshall Park
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1988 · 1988-10-20
Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 1988 (NRHP reference number 88001855).
Alpha Mill Mecklenburg Cotton Mill Ada Mill Orient Mill Victor Cotton Mill Marshall Park
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Highland Park Manufacturing Company

In the record (13)

On June 19, 1891 the Charlotte Democrat newspaper announced that the newly organized Highland Park Manufacturing Company, led by president W.E. Holt and secretary-treasurer C.W. Johnson, would build a gingham mill in Charlotte — the city's fifth cotton mill.

Highland Park Mill No. 1 opened in early 1892 on North Brevard Street just outside Charlotte, equipped with 465 looms producing gingham cloth; D.A. Tompkins was among its investors.

Construction of Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3 began in 1903, with the original mill building completed in 1903-1904, designed by textile engineer Stuart W. Cramer.

North Charlotte's mill village was founded in 1903 when textile magnates William Holt (of Alamance County) and Jesse Spencer and Charles W. Johnston (of Charlotte) joined to build the Highland Park Manufacturing Company and the surrounding mill village.

At its opening, Highland Park Mill No. 3 had a capacity of 20,000 spindles and 500 looms, employed about 800 workers, and produced gingham cloth as its principal product.

Highland Park Mill No. 3 was the first textile mill in North Carolina specifically designed and constructed to operate on electric power rather than steam power.

Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3 opened in November 1904 as the largest and most imposing cotton mill yet erected in Charlotte, located on the Southern Railroad line just north of the city.

Mecklenburg Cotton Mill opened in November 1904 just north of Highland Park Mill No. 3 and drew its power from Highland Park's power house.

According to the North Charlotte Historic District's National Register documentation, Mecklenburg Mill opened in 1905, one year after Highland Park Mill No. 3.

By 1907 the Highland Park Manufacturing Company had grown into the nation's third-largest gingham producer, expanding to include additional plants and running roughly 30,000 spindles and 1,000 looms with more than 800 employees across its operations.

Johnston Manufacturing Company was established in 1913 by Charles Worth (C.W.) Johnston, producing cotton yarn from a plant located in North Charlotte between Highland Park Mill No. 3 and Mecklenburg Mill.

Highland Park Mill No. 3 closed in 1969, and the Mecklenburg Mill (by then renamed Mercury Mill) ceased operations soon after.

Highland Park Manufacturing Company Mill No. 3 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 1988 (NRHP reference number 88001855).