Piedmont Manufacturing Company
- Also Known As: Piedmont Number One
- Address: S end of Main St
The Piedmont Manufacturing Company, established by Henry Pinckney Hammett, helped spur the growth of the Southern textile industry after the Civil War. Hammett's company served as a model and inspiration for other entrepreneurs and investors, and led to the rapid development of Southern textile manufacturing in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
A fire in October 1983 destroyed much of Piedmont Number One; the ruins of the building were subsequently dismantled. - NPS