Historical Marker

Cone Brothers

Church Street at Wendover Avenue in Greensboro · Greensboro · Guilford

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Moses and Ceasar Cone

pioneered marketing of

textiles; manufactured denim

& flannel. Their first mill,

Proximity, 1895, was 1/4

mile N.E.

Location

AddressChurch Street at Wendover Avenue in Greensboro
CityGreensboro
CountyGuilford
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.087920, -79.784320

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