Fort Payne Hosiery Museum
Fort Payne, AL
The Fort Payne Hosiery Museum offers a guided tour that walks visitors through original textile machinery and exhibits detailing the production of hosiery from yarn to finished sock. The experience includes hands‑on displays and demonstrations that illustrate how the town’s mills operated on a large scale and shaped local labor practices. It also provides context for the town’s role in supplying a significant portion of the United States’ sock market during the early 20th century.