North Carolina Industries
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Joseph Sharp
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North Carolina Industries
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In 1860, on the eve of the Civil War, how many people lived in North Carolina urban areas (cities)?
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After the Civil War, the population of NC began to grow steadily.
In 1880, there were 1.4 million people, and 55,000 in cities
In 1900, there were 1.9 million, and 187,000 in cities
North Carolina's industrialization led to crowth of a middle class, and led to the growth of cities in the Piedmont and towns of the Mountains
Many cities began to address issues such as sewers, water supplies, electricity (it's new), transportation, parks, and PAVED roads!!
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What was the largest city in North Carolina in 1900?
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Which NC cities grew rapidly around 1900?
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Growth of Cities
As industrialization began to happen in North Carolina, people began to move to cities for jobs in factories. As people began to move to cities, more industries grew in those cities. Most of these new growth cities will be in the North Carolina Piedmont. This string of cities will gain the nickname, "The Piedmont Crescent."
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At the turn of the 20th Century,
railroads will grow rapidly in the South. Railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt and his family become very wealthy in the railroad industry. Other transportation innovations, such as the automobile, will encourage the development of PAVED ROADS!!
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What historic home did the Vanderbilts construct in the mountains of North Carolina?
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Textiles, Tobacco, and Furniture!
After the Civil War, these three industries will come to dominate the economic landscape of North Carolina. Let's take a brief look at each industry.
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Winston and Durham
became very important to the development of tobacco manufacturing in North Carolina. By 1880, there were 126 tobacco factories, most in Winston and Durham.
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Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco
became world famous because of the the clever advertising techniques of the Blackwell and his partner, Julian Shakespear Carr.
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The same year RJ Reynolds arrived in Winston, Washington Duke arrived in Durham, NC.
Duke was a yeoman farmer in Orange County before the Civil War. In the early 1880s, the Dukes and Blackwell produced hand rolled cigarettes. In 1890, James "Buck" Duke broke away from Blackwell and innovated tobacco by producing machine rolled cigarettes, creating the American Tobacco Company. With his wealth, Duke made sizable contributions to Trinity College of Durham, which eventually changed its name to Duke University.
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Between 1880 and 1900 the TEXTILE INDUSTRY
grew at an extraordinary rate. Many family owned mills began to industrialize and mechanize as business specialists made it more profitable. Poor farmers moved to the city to take jobs in the mills. The industry grew because of its proximity to cotton, water power, and railroads of the Piedmont.
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Labor in the mills
was cheap. In a year, men earned $216, women made $157, and CHILDREN earned $103. Mill workers put in from 63 to 75 hours a week. Women and children accounted for 58% of the workforce. Families often lived in "mill villages" to be closer to the textile mill, contributing to the growth of Piedmont cities.
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The Furniture Industry
grew in North Carolina beginning in the 1880s. The White Furniture Co. was the first in NC, in Mebane. Eventually, High Point became the center of the state's furniture industry. In the High Point FMC's first year, they sold $75,000 worth of furniture. That's pretty awesome in 1889. By 1900, they had 44 factories and 2000 workers. The railroad transported lumber and finished furniture to the cities in the Piedmont Crescent.
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Agriculture Declined
Farmers moved to cities to work in factories
Poor farmers had to rent their land via 'sharecropping'
As prices declined over the next few decades, farming became even more difficult
Many former slaves found work as sharecroppers after the Civil War
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Education Grew
As cities grew, new colleges and universities were created in the growth cities of the Piedmont. In addition, to address the need for childhood education, teacher colleges were created at UNC and what becomes Fayetteville State Univ. In 1887, NC State was created in Raleigh, and the State Normal and Industrial School for Women (UNC Greensboro) was established.
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HBCU's (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
were created throughout the South after the Civil War to provide education to the children of former slaves. Colleges such as Elizabeth City State, Fayetteville State, and NC A&T were created in this time.
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