Goodspeed’s Biography of Watauga Woolen Mills
Source: Goodspeed’s Biographical Appendix of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887). Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters.
The Watauga Woolen Mills, J. P. Scott, proprietor, of Elizabethton, Tenn., were established in 1876 by the present proprietor. The mills have a daily capacity of about 300 yards, while during the year 1886 upward of 45,000 yards of goods were manufactured. It has water and steam power and 315 spindles, and uses 150 pounds per day. About $15,000 capital is invested. The large two-story building is on the Watauga River, one mile from Elizabethton.