Huntsville textile mills & villages : linthead legacy

Summary:

In the early 1900s, Huntsville, Alabama had more spindles than any other city in the South. Cotton fields and mills made the city a major competitor in the textile industry. Entire mill villages sprang up around the factories to house workers and their families. Many of these village buildings are now iconic community landmarks, such as the revitalized Lowe Mill arts facility and the Merrimack Mill Village Historic District. The "lintheads," a demeaning moniker villagers wore as a badge of honor, were hard workers. Their lives were fraught with hardships, from slavery and child labor to factory fires and shutdowns. They endured job-related injuries and illnesses, strikes and the Great Depression. - Publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 9781467137089
ISBN: 1467137081
Physical Description: 141 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The southern migration of New England's cotton mills -- The first Huntsville cotton mills -- Dallas Mill -- Lincoln Mill -- Merrimack Mill -- Lowe Mill -- The east Huntsville addition -- Dangers, unrest and upheaval -- Preservation, restoration and revitalization.