1915 - 1926
1916: The Company store established on the shortest Main Street in the world [100 linear feet]. Main street included a grocery store, ice plant, cold storage, bank, barbershop, beauty parlor, and a theatre.
1917: Maymont Mansion constructed. The mansion was designed based on a house Mr. Cramer had seen while traveling in England. The mansion has 38 rooms and features a unique swimming pool also used as a water reservoir for the fire extinguisher system at Cramer Mills.
1919: The Cramerton Hotel was completed.
1919: Mayworth School completed for grades 1 through 11, Mr.C.H. Schleifer, Principal.
1920: C.C. Dawson promoted to General Manager at age 35.
1920: Woodlawn and 12th Street homes are completed known as New Town.
1920: New Mays Office building completed.
1920: First Cramerton Baseball Park was located at the west end of Main St.
1920: The Baltimore School was the first African American school in Cramerton. The schoolhouse was built for the children of mill workers who lived in the Baltimore Neighborhood. The one room schoolhouse provided educational instruction for grades first thru eight until the mid-1950s.
After the school closed the building became a Community Center. It was a gathering place where locals came to watch movies, play games and celebrate Christmas and other special occasions.
The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission says the Community Landmark Building and Legacy should be preserved and a showcase for memorabilia inside.
After the school closed the building became a Community Center. It was a gathering place where locals came to watch movies, play games and celebrate Christmas and other special occasions.
The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission says the Community Landmark Building and Legacy should be preserved and a showcase for memorabilia inside.
1921: Name of town changed to Cramerton. The name of the school is changed to Cramerton School.
1921: Houses are built on 15th Street, Circle Street, and Washington Street area known as Baltimore.
1921: First Baptist Church was built by Mr. Stuart W. Cramer and presented to the Baptist of Cramerton and Dedicated August 28, 1921, Rev. J.P. Bennett first pastor. Dr. E.V. Hudson became pastor on March 1, 1926. He served the church for 31 years and retired on January 27, 1957.
1921: Cramer Memorial Methodist Church was organized in 1916 with the first service as Mayworth Methodist Church. Cramer Memorial Methodist Church completed in 1921 was built by Stuart Cramer in honor of his mother. Mr. Cramer ordered the front stained glass windows from Tiffany's in New York.
1921: Cramer Dairy provided milk and other dairy products. These products were sold to employees at a discount and given free to Cramer Dairy farm, which was located on Cramer Mountain.
1922: Mays Mill name changed to Cramerton Mills Inc.
1922: Population of Cramerton estimated at 2,500.
1923: Cramerton High School was completed, and Mr. A.S. Anderson was the first principal. Purple and Gold were chosen as the high schools’ colors.
1923: Mayflower Mill was built, the first vertically integrated cotton manufacturing complex.
1923: Major Stuart Cramer Jr. joins Cramerton Mills as executive assistant at the age of 31. He Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1913, attended the University of N.C., served active duty in U.S. Army, received an honorable discharged in 1922, and attended Philadelphia School of Textiles before joining the Mills.
1925: The Southern Railroad trestle was built over the South Fork River.