History

E.K.P. Osborne

founding shareholder Alpha Mill

founding shareholder Alpha Mill

In the record (1)

  1. 1888 · 1888-01-01

    The Alpha Mill was first organized in January 1888 using a novel public stock-subscription structure that let ordinary Charlotte residents buy shares in the mill on a weekly installment plan, with E.K.P. Osborne and W.W. Ward among the founding shareholders.

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