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Kannapolis
Cabarrus County and Rowan County, North Carolina
ZipCodes
28081, 28082, 28083
Motto
"City of Looms"
History & History-related items
Chamber of Commerce.
Organizations, Churches, and Sports.
Original home of Cannon Mills later to be called Fieldcrest Cannon. Now owned by the Pillowtex corp. of Texas.
A quiet mill community with lots of park space and a rural atmosphere. Quality schools and top flight libaries.
Home of the state 3a football champs
In 1906, industrialist, James William Cannon, bought a large tract of farmland and built Cannon Mills Company. Kannapolis grew up around the mill.
In 1984, the citizens of Kannapolis voted to incorporate, making the largest unincorporated city in the United States the 16th largest city in North Carolina.
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Attractions
outlet style shopping village
Home of Ralph & Dale Earnhart & Jr.(Father,son & grandson-all race drivers)
See this page for a Dale Earnhardt Tribute
Cannon Village Visitor Center
200 West Ave
Kannapolis NC 28081
Phone: 704-938-3200
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