The "Big Elm"

The “Big Elm” stood beside the Rotherwood Factory on the north fork of the Holston River. The factory produced silk and cotton. The factory later became a woolen mill owned by C.N. Jordan. Operations at the facility ceased in 1907. Neither the tree or the factory exists today.

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Date Taken: Undated

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ID#: KCMC186-3-21

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