Capitola Cotton Yarn Mill
by Carolyn Marshall
Title
Capitola Cotton Yarn Mill
Artist
Carolyn Marshall
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Photograph
Description
The circa 1905 Capitola Manufacturing Company Cotton Yarn Mill is located on the south side of the French Broad River, directly across the river from downtown Marshall in Madison County, North Carolina. Architecturally, it is a very simple, almost square, 3-story brick building. Most of the windows are boarded or infilled with concrete block. The blocks in the window openings of the first and second floors were painted to look like windows. In this image, one is of a man and woman sitting at a desk. Another one in the lower portion shows two children on the outside talking to one on the inside. Although the building is very simple, it has historical significance because of the role it has played and continues to play in Marshall’s economy. That is because since its establishment it has been the only manufacturing company in the town. Through the first three decades of the 20th century, the mill was a major employer in a town that offered few other manufacturing opportunities. The mill did continue in operation after 1930, but changed ownership many times. It never reached the same economic impact on Marshall as it experienced in its early history. The town of Marshall, founded in 1855, is the county seat of Madison County, and was named for U. S. Chief Justice John Marshall. The cotton yarn mill is listed to have been in business circa 1905 to 1930. It was listed with the National Register of Historic Places in August of 2012.
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November 23rd, 2013
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Sandi OReilly
Great capture of this old mill, f/l.
Carolyn Marshall replied:
Thank you, Sandi. Visited my daughter up in Marshall back in June and did a nice walk-around of the town. The painted windows is what caught my attention. What an awesome little town to visit with so much history.