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#350 - The CSI Effect - Collinsville, Virginia

Small Town Murder

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The History of Martinville, Virginia

In the 20th century, DuPont built a large manufacturing plant for producing textile nylon filament. During the Cold War, it was identified as a strategic bombing target by from the Soviet Union. In 1949, for years, Martinville was known as the sweatshirt capital of the world. The city boasted here, Martin'sville, more millionaires per capita than any other city in America.

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