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Avalon Mill
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| The brand new Avalon mill ready for production. It was suppoised to be one of the largest if not the largest textile plant in North Carolina. The mill rose to 125 feet with 4 stories. The mill was 175 feet long, and 104 wide wide. While the front and rear walls of the mill were brick, the end walls were of wood construction. Wood was used in the end walls to make further expansion easier. |
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Emmit R Suttenfield, supervisor over mule spinning |
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Workers in the mill. Back row left to right: Eugene Benton, Charlie Griffin, Hugh Reynolds, and Marvin Reid Front row left to right: Charlie Woods, Fred Dalton, John Willie Smith, and Dick Chambers Identified by George Meadows Suttenfield Photo and names from Avalon, A North Carolina town of Joy and Tragedy Written by Ola Maie Foushee. |
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Workers in the mill. Back row left to right: Walter Bailey (Foreman), Luther Long, John Willie Richardson, Unknown, Frank Griffin, and Hunt Smith. Front row left to right: Luther Long, Pecker James, Will Washburn, and Sherman Reynolds. Identified by G.M. Suttenfield Photo and names from Avalon, A North Carolina town of Joy and Tragedy Written by Ola Maie Foushee. |
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Inside the Machine shop left to right: possibly Mr. Will Benton, Charlie Smith (Sitting), and Mr. Mack Crotts (Electrical and Mechanical engineer) Photo and names from Avalon, A North Carolina town of Joy and Tragedy Written by Ola Maie Foushee. |
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