But when the Great Recession hit in 2007, things took a turn for the worst. Dan River Mills, Danville’s largest employer, ...

The tent is on the site of the future resort, where once stood the Schoolfield campus of Dan River Mills textiles. The finishing plant building and other structures had sat empty since 2007 and ...

Mills 2, 3, and 5 known as the “Long Mill.” 1895 Riverside Mill No. 6 opens on the north side of the river, below Main St. Bridge. A second dam is built to supply water power. Dan River Power and ...

It’s a long way from Danville’s past as a textile manufacturing town, an identity that collapsed by the early 2000s as Dan River Mills entered bankruptcy and closed. Partnering with Caesars ...

But when the Great Recession hit in 2007, things took a turn for the worst. Dan River Mills, Danville’s largest employer, shut down along with much of the tobacco industry in the heart of the ...