Fries Textile Plant (Fries, Va.)
Organization
Historical Note
Colonel Francis Henry Fries founded the town of Fries, Virginia. In 1903, he founded the textile plant in Grayson County. The plant was operated successively by Washington Mills, the Rigel Textile Company, and the Mount Vernon Corporation. It closed in 1988.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fries Textile Plant Records,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-039
Abstract
Materials include correspondence, ledgers, production records, employee records, and other items documenting the history of the town and plant.
Dates:
1900 - 1988
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech