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White Mill ceases textile operation

White Mill ceases textile operation 1996

Danville

A major marker of Danville's post-industrial transition.

Date / period: 1996
Tags: deindustrialization, textiles
Confidence: high
Source: User-provided regional history dataset, 2026-05-20

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