BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A piece of Valdese history is getting a new life, according to the Morganton News Herald.
The former Pineburr Hosiery Mill has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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The mill, which once made women’s hosiery and pantyhose back in the 1920s, fueled the town’s industrial growth.
Now, a developer plans to transform the long-vacant mill into condominiums.
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