Description: Elizabethton, TENNESSEE - American Bemberg Plant: n the early 1920's a German company called, J.P. Bemberg came into the area and started construction on it's newest American factory. The factory made rayon, a synthetic type of silk. The rayon was mainly used for parachutes at the time the plant was opened in 1926. By 1928 the factory employed over 2,500 locals, even surviving several small strikes. Labor problems would continue to dominate throughout the history of the factory. In early 1929 a violent strike broke out and resulted in several deaths. My Great Uncle ,who was employed at the factory, said that 10 people were killed during this strike. In 1931, the corporation experienced a surge in production of the synthetic silk yarn. After an explosion and huge fire in 1932, nearly 100 people lost their lives. Reconstruction of the factory lasted several months and construction workers said that they would hear phantom screams inside the building at night, if they were working later into the evening. Elizabethton is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States.[8] Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies. The city is also the historical site of the Transylvania Purchase (1775), a major muster site during the American Revolutionary War for both the Battle of Musgrove Mill (1780) and the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780). It was within the secessionist North Carolina "State of Franklin" territory (1784–1788). The population of Elizabethton was enumerated at 14,176 during the 2010 census. This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard is in good condition. Published by Asheville Post Card. Asheville, N.C. No. E-11079. No. E-13.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-01-31T04:01:39.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Panoramic
City/Region: Elizabethton
Postage Condition: Unposted
State: Tennessee
Era: Linen (c. 1930-1945)
Factory: American Bemberg Plant
County: Carter
Region: Tennessee
Country: USA
