1. Behind the Doors of History
Carissa Pollack
In Kannapolis
Today I’m going to teach you about the history of Kannapolis.
Mr.Helms

2. Mechanical Loom
This is an old fashioned loom in Kannapolis when Mr.Cannon built his cotton mill.This is how towels and sheets and even clothes were made. Every body went and got their clothes, sheets, towels and pillowcases from the mill. And they were all made of cotton.

4. Hand Loom
This is an old fashioned hand loom which was also used at the time. Women could use hand looms at their houses if they didn’t have enough money to buy from the mill.

6. Textile Museum The Textile Museum is a history
museum that is still standing today.
The Textile Museum has an old mechanical loom in the basement.

7. Important Facts
The man who owned this land and sold it to Mr. Cannon’s great grandson and his grandson put this together. The reason Kannapolis was named Kannapolis is that it was named after Mr. Cannon. Kannapolis back in the day had seven, SEVEN! movie theaters.

10. ALL ABOUT MR.CANNON
Mr.Cannon was the person to decide to not send the cotton to New England to be made into clothes and towels. He stated that we should make all the stuff that New England makes for us. That’s when Mr.Cannon amalgamated, or put together, all of his dad’s companies into one big business-CANNON MILLS COMPANY.

11. FACTS ABOUT CANNON MILLS
Started in 1916
Ended 1962
25,000 workers
Made 300,000 towels a day

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