Sanford, North Carolina: Difference between revisions

Because Sanford sitsis wheregeologically whitelocated beachabove sandthe frommeeting theof coastwhite meetsbeach thesand and [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] clay, enabling the city has the right ingredients to be a large producer of clay [[brick]]sbricks. In 1959, Sanford produced 10% percent of the bricks in the United States and was named "Brick Capital of the USA".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.downtownsanford.com/brickcapital_usa.htm|title=Brick Capital, USA|date=2007-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505164034/http://www.downtownsanford.com/brickcapital_usa.htm|archive-date=2007-05-05|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> Today large brickBrick production continues viaby manufacturers such as General Shale and Lee Brick &and Tile.{{cn}}

Sanford also produces [[textile]]stextiles, and has since seen the influx of the [[biotech]] industry with thea Wyeth Vaccines, aka Pfizer,vaccine facility becomingbecame the area's largest employer in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee County Major Manufacturers (2012)|url=http://www.lcedc.com/leemanufacturers.htm|publisher=Lee County|access-date=5 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129050816/http://www.lcedc.com/leemanufacturers.htm|archive-date=29 January 2015}}</ref>