Albemarle Products Company

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Albemarle Products Company was a canning factory located in the Rose Hill Neighborhood and purchased in 1918 by S.A. Birch for $11,350. Prior to being purchased, it was managed by W. A. Nelon.[1] Referred to as the “Canning Factor,” its products were competing successfully with larger concerns of New York and California. [2]


References

  1. Web. Will Be Ordained Sunday, Richmond TImes-Dispatch, 4 Aug 1918, retrieved 4 Aug 2026.
  2. Web. Cannery Bought by Local Man, Staff Reporter, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, August 1, 1918, retrieved October 7, 2018 from University of Virginia Library.