Abel Peterson Rhyne

  • American

Abel Peterson Rhyne was a notable North Carolina industrialist and pioneer cotton manufacturer whose work helped shape the post-Civil War economy of Gaston and Lincoln counties. Returning from Confederate service, he became a driving force in the region's textile rise, building several major mills that anchored the Piedmont's emergence as a manufacturing center. - AsNotedIn

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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1874/11/02 V L Johnson buys Rudasill Shoal, a 40-acre tract lying south of the Catawba River, from the Rudasill family for $1,000. Before the day was out, he conveys the entire property - its acreage stretching on both sides of the creek - to A P Rhyne for $1,100. Owner Mount Holly Cotton Mill Mount Holly
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