Langley Mill Expansion and Village Growth in 1881
Langley Manufacturing Company, in operation 11 years, is a leading cotton cloth producer in Aiken County. The Langley village expanded with housing and services as the plant grew to 10,880 spindles and 329 looms, powered by 300 horsepower from Great Horse Creek and fed by a 800-acre pond. The mill employs about 330 workers, 65 percent female, supporting over 800 people in Langley and vicinity.
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Langley Manufacturing Company
Aiken County
Langley
Aiken’s Journal and Review
Augusta
Georgia
Aiken
South Carolina
Charlotte
Columbia
Great Horse Creek
Springfield
Langley Manufacturing history and fires in Langley mill
The Langley Manufacturing Company’s factory, store, and church activities are described along with disasters. A 1871 skylight, 1875 warehouse fire, and total loss of 18 908.48 dollars are noted. The company owns 400 000 dollars in stock and 4000 acres, with water rights on Horse Creek and Clear Branch. Nana Farris leads the Aiken County Historical Museum.
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Odd Fellows
John T. Brown
Langley Manufacuring Company
Langley Manufacturing Company
Horse Creek
Clear Branch
Langley
Clear Branch Pond
Grace United Methodist Church Parking Plan Won't Become Connector Road
North Augusta Planning Commission voted to recommend against extending a connector road through East Avenue right of way that would cross Grace United Methodist Church property. Church plans for a parking lot prompted the review amid East Avenue resident concerns about traffic and land loss after a petition with 57 local signatures.
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North Augusta
Grace United Methodist Church
Aiken County
Grace United Methodist
East Avenue
W.D. Hair
Commission
Madison and Mason Seek Expanded Oath at Federal Convention
At the 1787 Federal Convention Madison and Mason proposed adding to the presidential oath a pledge to preserve protect and defend the Constitution. The amendment, debated after a three month session, passed seven states to one. Delegates also discussed judges tenure and removal.
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Philadelphia
United States of America
James Madison
George Mason
Virginia
Madison
Mason
United States
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Nana Farris
By Phil Jones
Carol Morrissey
Carolina Pine Quilters
MaryAn Thompson
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Curtis
Pine Log Rd
Aiken, S.C
Whiskey Sosping Ctr
Eckerds
John Dickinson
Delaware
Supreme Courts
Senate
House of Representatives
Roger Sherman
Connecticut
Gouverneur Morris
James Wilson
Pennsylvania
U.S
Porky Bradberry
Peter E
Curtis Mathes
Tvs
Laurens St. Woodruff
Leminick
Newberry
Agee Enterprises, Inc
Omega, GA
Gnomes
Tom Clark
Aiken Obfice Supply & Book Shop
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