Sunday, October 20, 2002 By DAVID SHARP Associated Press
WATERVILLE, Maine - The sewing machines came to a stop at the nation's last major shirt manufacturing plant, whose clothing was worn by Union soldiers and was made famous by the man-with-an-eyepatch logo.
Like Arrow and Van Heusen, C.F. Hathaway shirts will live on but they will no longer carry the "Made in the USA" label.
After 165 years of making shirts in Maine, only a handful of workers remained to box and fold the apparel. Distribution of the remaining shirts will keep 25 people employed through December, but the plant closing will put 235 people out of work.
A few workers lingered in the parking lot Friday to say their goodbyes.
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