Dorris (Dorus) & Sarah Mauney House
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Founder of Sadie Cotton Mills. Dorris (Dorus) Carl Mauney built this Georgian or Federal Revival Style home in 1909. He also served as president of Bonnie Cotton Mills and was prominent in the Kings Mountain Manufacturing Co. and Mauney Steel Co. His wife, Sarah "Sadie," was a charter member of the Kings Mountain Woman's Club and helped organize one of the city's oldest social clubs, the Thursday Afternoon Book Club.
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[Audio Transcript] Founder of Sadie Cotton Mills. Dorris (Dorus) Carl Mauney built this Georgian or Federal Revival Style home in 1909. He also served as president of Bonnie Cotton Mills and was prominent in the Kings Mountain Manufacturing Co. and Mauney Steel Co. His wife, Sarah "Sadie," was a charter member of the Kings Mountain Woman's Club and helped organize one of the city's oldest social clubs, the Thursday Afternoon Book Club.
Sources
"Kings Mountain Downtown Historical Walking Tour Pamphlet", City of Kings Mountain, Mauney Memorial Library, 2000s