What did the Hanes family open in North Carolina in the early 1900s?

a lumber mill that became a giant in timber

a textile factory that produced denim fabric

a textile factory that produced knit hosiery

a large-scale tobacco company in Durham

Cone Mills Corporation was a world leader in textile manufacturing of corduroy, flannel, denim and other cotton fabrics for most of the 20th century. The company was based in Greensboro, North Carolina and its mills were mostly in North and South Carolina. The company was known as the world's largest producer of denim. It was disestablished in 2004.