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| We begin our history as a water powered grist mill a few years before the Civil War. It was on the present site on the banks of Deep River, Jamestown, North Carolina. During the war, it was converted into a forge to produce rifles for Confederate soldiers. A total of about 2000 were produced before 1864 when production was halted.
After the war, Captain Thomas H. Cook converted it into a yarn and twine mill named Logan Manufacturing Co. It opened for business June 26, 1865. In 1873, the name was changed to Oakdale Manufacturing Co. In 1889, Joseph Ragsdale, husband of Cook's granddaughter Lucy, and a Civil War veteran, took over control. Click on thumbnails to enlarge. Click on browser back to return. Thomas
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Later, in 1896, he bought the mill and incorporated it as Oakdale Cotton Mills. His son, William Ragsdale took over the helm in 1914, and he in turn passed it on to his son, and so on to the present generation, William (Billy) Ragsdale III.
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Today, it is a modern twisting, cabling, winding and dyeing facility with a production capacity of 100,000 lbs per week.
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