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History of Langley origins and Kalmia to Langley rename
The piece traces Langley’s origins from the Kalmia Mills venture, noting a March 22 1870 Hamburg meeting that renamed the village Langley, founder William C Langley brought new life with stock sales, and a 1870 barbecue celebration. It cites railway and mill developments, Bath Paper Mills, Kaolin Mills, and the rebuilt Langley Manufacturing Company nearing operation with spindles, looms, and machinery from Lowell. The author recalls family mill work and pride in Langley’s independence from taxes.
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Langley
Kalmia Mills
Hamburg
Kalmia
North Carolina
Roger Metzler
Burnettown
Midland Valley
Ida Barrett
Rambo
D.J. Walker
John J. Glover
Big Horse Creek
Clear Branch
Edgefield
Aiken County
Kalmia Mills, Inc
Kalmia Mills Inc
Augusta
Horse Creek
Graniteville
William C. Langley
New York
N.Y
Charleston
South Carolina
William J. Sibley
New Orleans
William H. Tutt
Tutt
George T. Jackson
Jackson Street
F. J. Pelzer
Pelzer
S. C
Langley Manufacturing Company
Bath Paper
South
Tured
Bath
Georgia
Lowell Manufacturing Company
Lowell
Mass
England
Howard and Bullard
Jenk