J. B. Courtney Woolen Mills are

textile manufacturing Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

mills in

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, United States. The company was originally owned by the Kelley family and was purchased by the Courtney family in 1904. Afterwards, the company changed its name from Kelley Knitting Company to J. B. Courtney Woolen Mills. The mills added to the

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in 1993 for their industrial and

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significance.

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Buildings and structures in Appleton, Wisconsin Industrial buildings completed in 1880 Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Textile mills in the United States Woollen mills National Register of Historic Places in Outagamie County, Wisconsin 1880 establishments in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-NRHP-stub