Atherton Mill: 15. It was the first factory in the industrial corridor and became the impetus for other mill development. 16. Cotton yarn 17. D.A. Tompkins, whom The Charlotte Observer called a "major mill owner and influential citizen." 18. Steam water from an old gold mine. 19. 300 20. Along Euclid, Tremont & Cleveland Avenues, east of South Boulevard 21. The school, a general store, town hall and Sunday School 22. The mill company 23. No toilets, no hot water, no closets 24. In 1933, during the Great Depression 25. It was used by a snack-food company for 25 years, then as a warehouse and later as a restaurant. 26. It was built to resist fire. Back to Questions