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Warrenton Woolen Mill; Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site; Waucantuck Mill Complex; Wilcox, Crittenden Mill; Willard Manufacturing Company Building; William Clark Company Thread Mill; Winooski Falls Mill District; Worcester Bleach and Dye Works; Worcester Corset Company Factory
Merrimack Mill Village Historic District; Milford Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Company; Mississippi Mills (Wesson, Mississippi) Mississippi Mills Packing and Shipping Rooms; Monaghan Mill; Montgomery Worsted Mills; Monument Mills; Mooresville Mill Village Historic District; Mott Mill; Mount Holly Cotton Mill; Mount Vernon Mill No. 1; Mount ...
Freight cars ran on spurs beside the mills to supply raw materials, particularly cotton from southern states, then carried away finished fabrics to markets around the country. One customer would be Levi Strauss, whose riveted blue jeans were made with cloth from the Amoskeag Mills. Amoskeag Manufacturing Co.'s Mills, c. 1875
The American Woolen Company was established in 1899 under the leadership of William M. Wood and his father-in-law Frederick Ayer through the consolidation of eight financially troubled New England woolen mills. At the company's height in the 1920s, it owned and operated 60 woolen mills across New England.
Built in 1864, the mill was one of many wool- and flax-processing factories that opened during the American Civil War, due to a shortage of cotton textiles formerly supplied by southern states. The mill produced yarns, blankets, and flannels, and was the largest woolen mill west of Philadelphia in the 19th century. The mill closed in 1968 and ...
The district includes all of the buildings historically associated with the Woonsocket Company, a major manufacturer of cotton textiles in the 19th century. The complex is located along the eastern bank of the Blackstone River between Court and Bernon Streets. It includes three handsome stone mills, built between 1827 and 1859, and a power ...
United States historic place Winooski Falls Mill District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Chace Mill on the Winooski Falls Show map of Vermont Show map of the United States Location Winooski and Burlington, Vermont Coordinates 44°29′20″N 73°11′15″W / 44.488889°N 73.1875°W / 44.488889; -73.1875 Area 20 acres (8.1 ha) (original size) 1.4 ...
The Winthrop Mills Company is a historic textile mill complex at 149-151 Main Street in Winthrop, Maine.Developed mainly between the late 19th and mid-20th centuries, it was the nation's largest manufacturer of woolen blankets for many years, and a major local employer for about 150 years.