Charles Worth Johnston

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1. 1903

   Charles Johnston and William Holt chartered the North Carolina Realty Company, with the help of developer Edward Dilworth Latta, who arranged for a trolley line to connect the new North Charlotte mill village to downtown Charlotte.

   Alpha MillMecklenburg Cotton MillAda MillOrient MillVictor Cotton MillEdward Dilworth LattaWilliam Holt

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2. 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 MillMecklenburg Cotton MillAda MillOrient MillVictor Cotton MillHighland Park Manufacturing CompanyMarshall ParkJesse SpencerWilliam Holt

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3. 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 MillMecklenburg Cotton MillAda MillOrient MillVictor Cotton MillHighland Park Manufacturing CompanyMarshall ParkJohnston Manufacturing Company

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4. 1924

   The Johnston Building on South Tryon Street, designed by New York architect William Lee Stoddart for textile investor Charles Worth Johnston, opened in 1924 as a roughly 15-story uptown office tower, briefly standing among the tallest buildings on Charlotte's skyline and housing cotton brokers, insurance agents, attorneys, and realty firms.

   Unverified — sourced but not confirmed against a primary record.

   William TryonWilliam Lee Stoddart

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5. 1975 · 1975-03-01

   Johnston Manufacturing Company closed in March 1975, marking the end of active cotton mill operations in Charlotte.

   Alpha MillMecklenburg Cotton MillAda MillOrient MillVictor Cotton MillJohnston Manufacturing Company

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