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The Merrimack Manufacturing Company is shown as dotted lines (demolished) at the Merrimack River end of the Merrimack Canal. After the death of Francis Cabot Lowell of the Boston Manufacturing Company, his associates (commonly referred to as the Boston Associates) began planning a larger operation in East Chelmsford, Massachusetts, along the Merrimack River.
[2]: 75 The mill produced grey cloth which was finished in Rock Hill, South Carolina. [3]: 33 When it opened, the mill employed about 500–750 people, operating 1,800 looms and 25,000 spindles. The mill was powered by steam from a coal boiler until it was converted to electricity in 1920.
The Merrimac Hat Company was founded in 1856 and became one of the top hat producers in the nation. [39] Amesbury also produced Hoyt's Buffalo Brand Peanut Butter Kisses. [40] In 1876, Merrimac was created out of West Amesbury. [41] [42] In 1886, West Salisbury was annexed to Amesbury, unifying the mill areas on both banks of the Pow-wow River ...
In 1860 he entered into a partnership with Abner L. Bailey and a small mill was constructed near Bailey's Pond in Amesbury, which was dammed to allow water for its boilers and wet finishing process. From 1860 to 1866 the company was known as Amesbury Hat and Horton Hat, but from 1866 the name Merrimac Hat Company became permanent. [ 2 ]
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Hamilton Woolen Company Historic District – historic mill district in Southbridge; Howland Mill Village Historic District – historic village district in New Bedford; Indian Orchard, now a neighborhood of Springfield. The remainder of Springfield was never a "mill town," but rather oriented toward precision manufacturing, (e.g. the ...
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