Bellemont Cotton Mill

Belmont, NC

The Belmont (or Bellemont) community lies several miles south of Graham, NC on NC 49. The Great Alamance Creek flows easterly and was the location of a successful cotton mill built in 1879 by Lawrence Banks (L. Banks) Holt. The cotton mill, once owned by Burlington Industries, is now deserted.

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Figure: NC 49 looking north. Troops under Governor Tryon fought against rebellious regulators along the Alamance Creek in 1771, October 2008

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Figure: Mill village houses along NC 49, October 2008

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Figure: Poison Ivy vine wrapped around a building capital, October 2008

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Figure: Lawrence Banks Holt (L. Banks Holt) Owner, Bellemont Cotton Mills 1895 News& Observer

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Figure: The Bellemont Cotton Mill, Nov. 28, 1895 News & Observer

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Figure: Bellemont Cotton Mill - overgrown and neglected, October 2008

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Figure: Morton B. Whorton, Jr. Manager, Bellemont Cotton Mill 1895 News & Observer

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Figure: Belmont Plant of Burlington Industries, Unknown date

$bellemont_alamance_creek_dam$ Figure: Timbers in Alamance Creek believed to be remnants of an old dam. Viewed from NC49 bridge