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Company towns were commonplace, especially near mines in the US in the late 19th-early 20th century. Workers were paid in company scrip that could only be spent
by neonscribe 10y ago
Company towns were commonplace, especially near mines in the US in the late 19th-early 20th century. Workers were paid in company scrip that could only be spent at the company store. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town
- maxerickson 10y agoMichigan Tech uses a former Ford company town as a field camp. http://www.mtu.edu/forest/fordcenter/ http://www.mtu.edu/forest/fordcenter/