B. Everett Jordan
Alamance County, Alamance County, North Carolina
Marker Inscription
B. Everett Jordan 1896 1974. United States Senator, 1958-1973, and textile executive. Jordan Lake named for him, 1973. He lived 1 mile NE.
Erected by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
The Story
B. Everett Jordan (1896–1974) was a North Carolina textile executive who served in the United States Senate from 1958 to 1973. In 1973 the newly created Jordan Lake was named in his honor.
Why it matters
Jordan represents the mid-century convergence of the South's textile economy and its political power in Washington.
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