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Postcard with photo of workers watching the Avalon Mill fire of 15 June 1911. White building in front of mill is the mill office. After the mill fire, the town of Avalon ceased to exist and many homes and buildings were moved to nearby Mayodan.

Title
Avalon Mill Fire
Date (Text)
June 15, 1911
Date
1911-06-15
Geographic Coverage
Avalon (N.C.)
Rockingham County (N.C.)
Subject (Images)
Type
Image
Format
Postcards
Dimensions
9 x 14 cm.
Digital Exhibit
Rockingham County Legacy: A Digital Heritage Project
North Carolina Community College Collections
Collection in Repository
Guy Lewis Collection
Standard Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Contact Information
Rockingham Community College | Historical Collections | Gerald B. James Library | PO Box 38 |Wentworth, NC 27375 | http://www.rockinghamcc.edu/library
Digital Collection
Images of North Carolina
Accessibility Statement
Archival Content: this is a digital surrogate of an item that was created before April 26, 2027. It is presented here for research, reference or recordkeeping. For help accessing this material, please visit https://www.digitalnc.org/about/policies/accessibility/

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