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  • Subject is exactly "Company towns"

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A page from a mill ledger tracking maintenance work done on the mill-owned houses in Fries, Va.

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The lease for the land and building in Fries for the grocery store, the rent for which was $1 per year.

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Street view of Majestic Colliery Co. school building & dwelling. Dwelling is a 2 story hpme & school building is a 2 story brick building

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A letter allowing the grocery store to build an extension to the building.

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