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Erwin Mill

Defunct textile mill in Durham, North Carolina

Erwin Mill was a textile mill in Durham, North Carolina that operated between the years of 1893 and 1986. After seeing the success of other cotton mills in the Northeast and locally in Durham, entrepreneur Benjamin N. Duke incorporated the mill in 1892 and recruited William H. Erwin to manage the enterprise.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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  • HeadquartersNorth Carolina1

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Erwin Cotton Mills, Durham, North Carolina
Photo: Bureau of Labor Statistics of the State of North Carolina & State Library of North Carolina, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Erwin Mill was a textile mill in Durham, North Carolina that operated between the years of 1893 and 1986. After seeing the success of other cotton mills in the Northeast and locally in Durham, entrepreneur Benjamin N. Duke incorporated the mill in 1892 and recruited William H. Erwin to manage the enterprise.2

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