National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
Granite Mill
a.k.a. Holt-Granite-Puritan Mills Company; Proximity Manufacturing Company; Granite Finishing Works; Cone Mills Corporation; Granite Plant
114, 116, 122, 180, 218, 222, 224 & 226 E. Main St., Haw River, NC Local significance of the building: Industry; Architecture
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
During the Civil War, North Carolina was the second to last state to secede from the Union, doing so on May 20, 1861, and sending more soldiers to fight for the Confederacy than any other state.