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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLO0_glencoe-power-wheel-house-and-turbine_Burlington-NC.html
To power the turbine that ran the mill, the water that ran through the mill race flowed into the wheelhouse at the back of the mill. It dropped down through the 48-inch, 152-horsepower turbine located below ground level. A metal shaft connected th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLMW_glencoe-lodge-hall-and-barber-shop_Burlington-NC.html
The Lodge Hall, a small frame building, housed many types of gatherings. The Barber Shop, built in the 20th century, served village men and boys. In one period, old-timers recall, a barber would arrive and open the shop to cut hair one evening eac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLMV_glencoe-churches_Burlington-NC.html
Church congregations were central to social as well as religious life in the village. Mill owners encouraged church membership among their workers and often aided congregations to promote social stability and community morality. The Baptist church…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML34_glencoe-the-mill-buildings_Burlington-NC.html
Mill designers planned the brick and heavy timber mill to standards of the day. They employed the Italianate style popular for industrial architecture. Its ornate brickwork, arched windows, low roof, and prominate tower suited the functional needs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML1Y_glencoe-management-houses_Burlington-NC.html
At Glencoe, there were three levels of management: Owner, Manager, and Superintendent. The location and style of their houses indicated their occupants' status in the hierarchy. The Mill Owner's House, built for Robert Holt, is a large 2-story res…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKZ4_glencoe-grist-mill-and-dam-site_Burlington-NC.html
Like many Piedmont mills, Glencoe was built at an old grist mill site - the Vincent Mill begun in the 1860s. Remains of it may be seen on the "island" side of the mill race. The Vincent Mill had a wooden dam and a mill race about 100 yards long. F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKXX_glencoe-mill-village_Burlington-NC.html
A remarkably complete mill village exemplifying the post-Civil War development of the textile industry along the streams of piedmont North Carolina. Glencoe Mill built nearly 50 houses for its workers. Acquired by Preservation North Carolina in 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKXR_glencoe-company-office-and-store_Burlington-NC.html
Built around 1890 between the factory and the mill houses, the small brick building linked mill production and village life. The mill office was on the left side, with the owner's office behind it. The company store was on the right side. Especial…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKUC_mccray-school_Burlington-NC.html
McCray School Est. 1915 - 16One Room School HouseAlamance Burlington School System
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKUA_pleasant-grove-high-school_Burlington-NC.html
Side APleasant Grove High School was built on this site in 1922 to serve grades 8 - 10 from 5 small schools in the Pleasant Grove township and one from the Faucette township; Mahan, Sidney, King, Squires, and McCray. Brogden Tew was the first prin…