War Time Sweethearts
The war did little to slow down romance in the mill community. Willie Suddreth House and John House in this hand tinted photograph. c. 1943
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Highland Park Mill: People on the Hill
Jimmy Osborne
Ruth Hazelwood
Ruth Hazelwood as a young girl. She served as the youth advisor at Spencer Memorial Methodist church.
View of Highland Mill #3
Highland Mill #3 was the largest and most imposing cotton mill erected in Charlotte. It opened in November 1904. Located in North Charlotte along the Southern Railroad, the plant was designed and constructed by Stuart W. Cramer. Highland Park Mill #3 manufactured gingham. It operated with 20,000 spindles and 5,000 looms.
Carson Moore
Carson Moore was the uncle of Lois Moore Yandle. He left the mill in 1916 and joined the Charlotte Police Department.
Highland Park Mill: People on the Hill
A photographic exhibit of the Highland Park Mill community from the collections of Mrs. Lois Moore Yandle. Click on the image titles below to see them at full size or view them as a slide show in the Image Gallery below.