The river allowed the linen industry to be established.

The origin of the community is thought to be from the linen industry in the 19th century.

The area expanded greatly in the mid to late 19th century with the growth of the linen industry.

After the linen industry, cotton mills opened in the 19th Century.

By 1747, the linen industry was well established, and Cox's personal census recorded 557 people.

Besides farming and trade, the linen industry developed in this period.

By the end of the 18th century there was a local linen industry.

The earliest records of an established linen industry are 4,000 years old, from Egypt.

This war also caused great harm to the local linen industry.

The town grew up in the 18th century, gaining its prosperity from the linen industry founded by the Jackson family.