The Hosiery Center of the South
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The Hosiery Center of the South is a nickname highlighting Burlington, North Carolina’s historic prominence in the textile and hosiery manufacturing industry.
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Burlington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Burlington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| associatedWithIndustry |
hosiery
ⓘ
textiles ⓘ |
| associatedWithState | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
City nicknames in the United States
ⓘ
Nicknames related to manufacturing centers ⓘ Nicknames related to the textile industry ⓘ |
| describes |
Burlington, North Carolina’s role in the hosiery manufacturing industry
ⓘ
Burlington, North Carolina’s role in the textile industry ⓘ |
| hasContext |
hosiery manufacturing
ⓘ
textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasEconomicContext | manufacturing-based local economy ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFocus | Burlington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | growth of hosiery mills in Burlington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highlights |
Burlington, North Carolina’s historic prominence in hosiery production
ⓘ
Burlington, North Carolina’s historic prominence in textile production ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo | Burlington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesToPeriod | 20th-century industrial development in Burlington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| usedFor | promotional description of Burlington, North Carolina ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Burlington, North Carolina