Burlington Industries Plant Locations
Updated April 6, 2011
Input/corrections to mock.gary@yahoo.com
Updated April 6, 2011
Input/corrections to mock.gary@yahoo.com
Thanks to the BI employees and others who have sent information.
Harris Badgett, Richard Dryman, Glenn Evans, Freddie Fogg, Donald Harvey, T. Robert Hay, Max Hinshaw,
Gene Kelley, Butch Lipe, Dan Spargo, Olin Wilson, Tom Winstead
A list of the plants alphabetically A-L
Altavista Finishing 1948 - also known as "Hurt Finishing Plant" from 1980s onward
built on same floor plan as Wake Finishing Altavista expanded both right and left
Hurt, VA closed 2007
Automotive Fabrics Division closed June 1968
Preparation and Weaving Wilson, NC
Finishing Plant Rocky Mount, NC
Altavista Cotton then Weaving glass fabrics
then BGF 1956 Altavista, VA sold to French Co. 1980s
Asheboro Plant, men's children's socks Asheboro, NC sold to Galey & Lord closed 2001
Asheville Plant, cotton and blended broadwoven fabrics; blankets Asheville, NC -closed 1985
Bird's eye
Balfour Sock Plant Asheboro, NC
Barnwell Plant -carpet yarn Barnwell, SC
-purchased by Sara Lee 1991, converted to sock knitting -closing 2009
Batesburg Plant Batesburg, SC
Bellemont Plant or Belmont
Weaving Plant Belmont, NC closed
Bishopville Plant Bishopville, SC
BIChem (Sedgefield Specialties
after LBO in 1987) Jamestown, NC - sold to Sequa Chemical Bird's Eye View
BI Research Greensboro and Jamestown, NC closed -last site sold to Ciba Chemicals
Brighton Yarn and Weaving 1923 Shannon, GA closed 2004 Reunion planned
Brookneal towels and printing finishing Brookneal, VA
Burlcraft Knit outerwear Burlington, NC closed 1977
Burlington Cotton Co. Greenville, SC - 21sections x 5,000 sq ft of warehouse space.
Go FW Poe and click on "destroyed by fire" Warehouses
at bottom left in Microsoft Bird's eye view.
Burlington Hosiery- Daisy Burlington, NC became May, McEwen, and Kaiser
Burlington Hosiery
fully integrated Knitting
and Finishing Plant Harriman, TN Hosiery Division sold to Kayser-Roth 1982
Burlington Sock Dyeing, Finishing Asheboro, NC Sock Division sold to Kayser-Roth 1982
and Boarding Plant
Burlington Sock Knitting
and Finishing Plant Harriman, TN
Burlington Sock
Knitting Plant, Tucker Street Burlington, NC
Burlington Sock Knitting
and Finishing Plant Rockwood, TN
Burnsville Plant Burnsville, NC
Butler Plant -yarn St Pauls, NC
Calhoun Falls Plant Calhoun Falls, SC
Cameo Hosiery Plant Greensboro, NC
Caroleen Plant Caroleen, NC sold to Galey & Lord closed 2001
Carolinian Plant Cotton Mills Division High Shoals, NC
The remains can see seen just off the road (US 321) to the right Carolinian Plant
Cascade Mill- former Dixie Cotton Mill 1971 Mooresville, NC BI/Klopman aerial view
closed 1980 when Richmond Plant opened
Cedwick -was Bosson Sock Asheboro, NC
Central Falls Plant Central Falls, NC
Cheraw Hess Goldsmith Fiberglass Weaving 1980 Cheraw, SC BI/BGF
Cheraw Surface Finishing/Storage Cheraw, SC
Cherokee Falls Plant Cherokee Falls, SC
integrated cotton mill -sateens Cherokee Falls aerial view
If there is a commercial from Microsoft, please click "Back to Map" - sorry.
Clarksville Worsted & Blended Finishing Clarksville, VA once owned by Robbins Mills, closed 2002
Clinchfield 1 & 2 Marion, NC
integrated cotton mills Aerial viewMill 1 is at top and mill 2 is just below.
Cooleemee(Erwin Mills),
bought in 1962 Cooleemee, NC
Covington Yarn/Weaving Covington, VA BI/Klopman closed 1950s
Cramerton Fabrics Cramerton, NC closed 1999 sold to Joan Fabrics Aerial View
Decorative Fabrics Burlington, NC
Denton Yarn Plant 1962 orig. Klopman
then Knit Div. Denton, NC closed 1995
Drake's Branch Plant Drake's Branch, VA
Dublin Finishing Plant
name change to Newbern Newbern, VA
Elm Street Weaving Plant Greensboro, NC
Elm Street Weaving in middle and Andrews Street Annex on right side Aerial View
Erwin Mills bought in 1962 Durham, NC sold to JP Stevens 1986 and closed
Erwin Denim bought in 1962 Erwin, NC sold to Dominion Textile 1987
FW Poe Mill 1896 Greenville, SC closed 1977 destroyed by fire 2003
Microsoft Bird's eye view of destroyed Poe Mill and 21 cotton warehouses
Fayetteville Plant Fayetteville, NC
Flint Plant - yarn mfg. Gastonia, NC
Franklin Hosiery Plant Franklin, NC - sold to Blue Bell late 1960s.
now Fun Factory in the Smokies - game and entertainment center for kids and families Aerial view
Franklinton Plant Franklinton, NC - closed
Glasgow Plant (from Lees 1960) Glasgow, VA
Graham Plant Graham, NC
Greensboro Finishing Plant Greensboro, NC
Halifax plant Halifax, VA closed 2001
Hall Sewing Plant Sherman, TX bed sheets and pillow cases
Harriman Plant sold to Kayser-Roth ladie's hosiery
Henrietta Plant Henrietta, NC
integrated cotton mill
House Fabrics Finishing Burlington, NC
High Point Weaving (Staley Silk 1950s) High Point, NC
then Rainbow Weaving BI/Klop1950s / BGF
Hillsville denim weaving Hillsville, VA sold to Wayn-Tex 1999
Hot Spring Yarn Plant BMYC Hot Spring, VA
Ivey Weavers Plant Hickory, NC
JC Cowan worsted yarn Forest City, NC closed 1999 Google Bird's Eye view
Johnson City Johnson City, TN closed 2000
Kernersville Weaving then Socks 1970s Kernersville, NC sold to Hooker Furniture
BI/Klopman Distribution Center 1980 Hurt, VA - closed 2007
Automated storage -retrieval system
Lakedale Yarn Fayetteville, NC
Lakewood Plant #159 Cramerton, NC Bird's Eye view
Lees Carpet Headquarters- 1960 Valley Forge, PA - moved to Greensboro 1989
Lees Carpet -1960 Dahlonega, GA sold to Mohawk Industries, 2003
Lees Carpet - Masland 1986 Carlisle PA sold back to Masland family 1993
Liberty Plant Liberty, NC Bird's eye view
Lord - see W G Lord Cramerton, NC
BHFA rugs Low Moor, VA sold to Ronile 2001
Pacific Mills bought 1954 Lyman, SC sold to Lowenstein ?
Sources:
1. www.ncto.org closings 1998-2008
2. Bolden, Don, Remembering Alamance County; Tales of Railroads, Textiles and Baseball, History Press,
2006, p88
3. Google "Burlington Industries plants," October 20, 2008.
4. Wilson, Olin, Personal communication, October 23, 2008.
5. http://www.leescarpets.com/site/lee_about_hist.asp Accessed November 3, 2008
6. http://www.answers.com/topic/masland-corporation Accessed November 3,2008
Page Copyright Gary N. Mock 2009-2010
If you wish to contribute information, please contact: mock.gary@yahoo.com
Harris Badgett, Richard Dryman, Glenn Evans, Freddie Fogg, Donald Harvey, T. Robert Hay, Max Hinshaw,
Gene Kelley, Butch Lipe, Dan Spargo, Olin Wilson, Tom Winstead
A list of the plants alphabetically A-L
Altavista Finishing 1948 - also known as "Hurt Finishing Plant" from 1980s onward
built on same floor plan as Wake Finishing Altavista expanded both right and left
Hurt, VA closed 2007
Automotive Fabrics Division closed June 1968
Preparation and Weaving Wilson, NC
Finishing Plant Rocky Mount, NC
Altavista Cotton then Weaving glass fabrics
then BGF 1956 Altavista, VA sold to French Co. 1980s
Asheboro Plant, men's children's socks Asheboro, NC sold to Galey & Lord closed 2001
Asheville Plant, cotton and blended broadwoven fabrics; blankets Asheville, NC -closed 1985
Bird's eye
Balfour Sock Plant Asheboro, NC
Barnwell Plant -carpet yarn Barnwell, SC
-purchased by Sara Lee 1991, converted to sock knitting -closing 2009
Batesburg Plant Batesburg, SC
Bellemont Plant or Belmont
Weaving Plant Belmont, NC closed
Bishopville Plant Bishopville, SC
BIChem (Sedgefield Specialties
after LBO in 1987) Jamestown, NC - sold to Sequa Chemical Bird's Eye View
BI Research Greensboro and Jamestown, NC closed -last site sold to Ciba Chemicals
Brighton Yarn and Weaving 1923 Shannon, GA closed 2004 Reunion planned
Brookneal towels and printing finishing Brookneal, VA
Burlcraft Knit outerwear Burlington, NC closed 1977
Burlington Cotton Co. Greenville, SC - 21sections x 5,000 sq ft of warehouse space.
Go FW Poe and click on "destroyed by fire" Warehouses
at bottom left in Microsoft Bird's eye view.
Burlington Hosiery- Daisy Burlington, NC became May, McEwen, and Kaiser
Burlington Hosiery
fully integrated Knitting
and Finishing Plant Harriman, TN Hosiery Division sold to Kayser-Roth 1982
Burlington Sock Dyeing, Finishing Asheboro, NC Sock Division sold to Kayser-Roth 1982
and Boarding Plant
Burlington Sock Knitting
and Finishing Plant Harriman, TN
Burlington Sock
Knitting Plant, Tucker Street Burlington, NC
Burlington Sock Knitting
and Finishing Plant Rockwood, TN
Burnsville Plant Burnsville, NC
Butler Plant -yarn St Pauls, NC
Calhoun Falls Plant Calhoun Falls, SC
Cameo Hosiery Plant Greensboro, NC
Caroleen Plant Caroleen, NC sold to Galey & Lord closed 2001
Carolinian Plant Cotton Mills Division High Shoals, NC
The remains can see seen just off the road (US 321) to the right Carolinian Plant
Cascade Mill- former Dixie Cotton Mill 1971 Mooresville, NC BI/Klopman aerial view
closed 1980 when Richmond Plant opened
Cedwick -was Bosson Sock Asheboro, NC
Central Falls Plant Central Falls, NC
Cheraw Hess Goldsmith Fiberglass Weaving 1980 Cheraw, SC BI/BGF
Cheraw Surface Finishing/Storage Cheraw, SC
Cherokee Falls Plant Cherokee Falls, SC
integrated cotton mill -sateens Cherokee Falls aerial view
If there is a commercial from Microsoft, please click "Back to Map" - sorry.
Clarksville Worsted & Blended Finishing Clarksville, VA once owned by Robbins Mills, closed 2002
Clinchfield 1 & 2 Marion, NC
integrated cotton mills Aerial viewMill 1 is at top and mill 2 is just below.
Cooleemee(Erwin Mills),
bought in 1962 Cooleemee, NC
Covington Yarn/Weaving Covington, VA BI/Klopman closed 1950s
Cramerton Fabrics Cramerton, NC closed 1999 sold to Joan Fabrics Aerial View
Decorative Fabrics Burlington, NC
Denton Yarn Plant 1962 orig. Klopman
then Knit Div. Denton, NC closed 1995
Drake's Branch Plant Drake's Branch, VA
Dublin Finishing Plant
name change to Newbern Newbern, VA
Elm Street Weaving Plant Greensboro, NC
Elm Street Weaving in middle and Andrews Street Annex on right side Aerial View
Erwin Mills bought in 1962 Durham, NC sold to JP Stevens 1986 and closed
Erwin Denim bought in 1962 Erwin, NC sold to Dominion Textile 1987
FW Poe Mill 1896 Greenville, SC closed 1977 destroyed by fire 2003
Microsoft Bird's eye view of destroyed Poe Mill and 21 cotton warehouses
Fayetteville Plant Fayetteville, NC
Flint Plant - yarn mfg. Gastonia, NC
Franklin Hosiery Plant Franklin, NC - sold to Blue Bell late 1960s.
now Fun Factory in the Smokies - game and entertainment center for kids and families Aerial view
Franklinton Plant Franklinton, NC - closed
Glasgow Plant (from Lees 1960) Glasgow, VA
Graham Plant Graham, NC
Greensboro Finishing Plant Greensboro, NC
Halifax plant Halifax, VA closed 2001
Hall Sewing Plant Sherman, TX bed sheets and pillow cases
Harriman Plant sold to Kayser-Roth ladie's hosiery
Henrietta Plant Henrietta, NC
integrated cotton mill
House Fabrics Finishing Burlington, NC
High Point Weaving (Staley Silk 1950s) High Point, NC
then Rainbow Weaving BI/Klop1950s / BGF
Hillsville denim weaving Hillsville, VA sold to Wayn-Tex 1999
Hot Spring Yarn Plant BMYC Hot Spring, VA
Ivey Weavers Plant Hickory, NC
JC Cowan worsted yarn Forest City, NC closed 1999 Google Bird's Eye view
Johnson City Johnson City, TN closed 2000
Kernersville Weaving then Socks 1970s Kernersville, NC sold to Hooker Furniture
BI/Klopman Distribution Center 1980 Hurt, VA - closed 2007
Automated storage -retrieval system
Lakedale Yarn Fayetteville, NC
Lakewood Plant #159 Cramerton, NC Bird's Eye view
Lees Carpet Headquarters- 1960 Valley Forge, PA - moved to Greensboro 1989
Lees Carpet -1960 Dahlonega, GA sold to Mohawk Industries, 2003
Lees Carpet - Masland 1986 Carlisle PA sold back to Masland family 1993
Liberty Plant Liberty, NC Bird's eye view
Lord - see W G Lord Cramerton, NC
BHFA rugs Low Moor, VA sold to Ronile 2001
Pacific Mills bought 1954 Lyman, SC sold to Lowenstein ?
Sources:
1. www.ncto.org closings 1998-2008
2. Bolden, Don, Remembering Alamance County; Tales of Railroads, Textiles and Baseball, History Press,
2006, p88
3. Google "Burlington Industries plants," October 20, 2008.
4. Wilson, Olin, Personal communication, October 23, 2008.
5. http://www.leescarpets.com/site/lee_about_hist.asp Accessed November 3, 2008
6. http://www.answers.com/topic/masland-corporation Accessed November 3,2008
Page Copyright Gary N. Mock 2009-2010
If you wish to contribute information, please contact: mock.gary@yahoo.com