played a key role in creating a more balanced economy, attracting new industries to the county. Rochester Ropes, now known as Rochester Cable, came in the 1930s, and textile manufacturing arrived with the Southern Garment Sewing Factory. T is also marked a shiſt , as women were given opportunities to join the workforce, as men weren’t leaving their work on the farm to sew garments. T roughout the 1930s and into the early


1950s, essential utilities were established and expanded. T e Power and Light Company formed, along with the expansion of telecommunications. T e fi rst dial telephone call was made by Mayor L. Frank Smith in 1938. Culpeper was enjoying a vibrant and


expanding economy, largely due to the eff orts of leaders dedicated to moving the county forward. Of those leaders, Giles Miller stood out for his exceptional contributions.


“Mr. Culpeper’s” lasting legacy Giles Miller — also aff ectionately known


as “Mr. Culpeper” — was a pivotal fi gure 1900 The A.L. Goodloe Jr. Masonic Temple Building.


in bringing jobs to our community. He was responsible for attracting the predecessor of Rochester Cable, and advocated for the Federal Reserve Board to establish a


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