▁the ▁" Intern ational ▁Se al ▁of ▁Re comm end ation ▁for ▁Fab rics / U m bre ll as / A wn ings " ▁by ▁the ▁Sk in ▁Can cer ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Glen ▁R aven ▁is ▁at ▁ 3 6 ° 7 ° 3 " ▁North ▁ 7 9 ° 2 8 ° 1 3 ° " ▁West . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁CD P ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 2 . 2 5 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Top ography ▁Glen ▁R aven ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁P ied mont ▁Tri ad ▁region ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁directly ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bur ling ton . ▁Glen ▁R aven ▁extends ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁Haw ▁River ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁about ▁. ▁ ▁Business ▁and ▁economy ▁Glen ▁R aven ▁Fab rics ▁is ▁the ▁soul ▁and ▁blood ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁economy . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁starting ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁cot ton ▁mill ▁making ▁only ▁app arel . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁grown ▁trem end ously ▁since , ▁as ▁it ▁now ▁a ids ▁customers ▁in ▁research ▁and ▁development , ▁dying , ▁spin ning , ▁we aving ▁and ▁finishing , ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁down ▁to ▁distribution ▁and ▁log istics . ▁Glen ▁R aven ▁provides ▁Al am ance ▁County ▁for ▁cheap ▁items , ▁fast - fo od , ▁pa wn ▁sho