1 9 2 0 , ▁both ▁mill s ▁had ▁come ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁Wood side ▁M ills . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁mill ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Wood side ▁Liber ty ▁Plant ▁# 1 ▁( comm only ▁called ▁the ▁Big ▁Mill ), ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁as ▁Wood side ▁Liber ty ▁Plant ▁# 2 ▁( comm only ▁called ▁the ▁Little ▁Mill ). ▁ ▁Wood side ▁M ills ▁operated ▁the ▁plants ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Dan ▁River ▁M ills ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁At ▁their ▁height ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁mill s ▁employed ▁over ▁one ▁thousand ▁workers ▁and ▁hous ed ▁over ▁one ▁thousand ▁lo oms . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁Wood side ▁Liber ty ▁M ills ▁were ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁produ cers ▁of ▁ox ford ▁fabric , ▁a ▁popular ▁fabric ▁of ▁the ▁era . ▁ ▁The ▁mill s ▁were ▁again ▁purchased ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁by ▁Green wood ▁M ills , ▁which ▁maintained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁mill s ▁until ▁local ▁text ile ▁industry ▁decl ined ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁due ▁largely ▁to ▁foreign ▁competition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁little ▁mill ▁was ▁demol ished . ▁ ▁The ▁Big ▁Mill ▁is ▁currently ▁being ▁stri pped ▁for ▁demol ition . ▁ ▁The ▁growth ▁of ▁cot ton ▁mill s ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁brought ▁about ▁a ▁major ▁shift ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁people ▁lived .