Question: What did the cone family open in North Carolina in the 1890s
Answer: The Cone Family opened the ''Cone Mills Corporation'', which was world leader in textile manufacturing of flannel, denim, corduroy, and other cotton fabrics in the 20th century.
The Cone brothers bought land and they built textile mills that spun out denim, flannel and corduroy. They also turned the city Greensboro into a major manufacturing city.