Built in 1849 as a woolen mill making uniforms for both the Union and Confederate armies. The complex prospered during both World Wars, making uniforms, blankets, men's and women's worsted wool suits.
Three presidents wore an article of clothing at their inaguration made by the Hockanum Manufacturing Company.

Our slates are newly quarries in the United States, hand cut to size, deeply carved, and painted with durable enamels. Slate is a natural metamorphic rock formed 500 million years ago during the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian periods in the late Paleozoic Era.

Because slate is a natural product of the earth, there are features and color variations inherent in the rock. These variations enhance the natural beauty and unique character of all of our slate signs.