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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
Joseph G. Stolp built the Stolp Woolen Mill Store in 1861. Stolp was one of the first settlers of Aurora, Illinois and operated a wool carding business. Stolp had previously worked in wool manufacturing in Marcellus, New York. His first office was built in 1837 in a small frame building on Stolp Island. He bought a brick mill in 1849 and ...
The community was effectively self-sufficient, the mill producing yarn and wool cloth. The mill operated at capacity until 1886, two years after Watkins' death. From 1886 to the turn of the twentieth century production declined. Nearly all of the mill machinery has been preserved, including a 65-horsepower steam engine that powered the factory. [6]
Additionally, fashions changed with the introduction of polyester and rayon, and demand for worsted wool plummeted by the mid-1920s. [3] The two world wars were a boon to the AWC, keeping the company prosperous into 1945. American Woolen Company ranked 51st among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production ...
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 ...
Nora Mill at Helen, Georgia; Illinois. Franklin Creek Grist Mill, Franklin Creek State Natural Area, Franklin Grove, Illinois [1] Graue Mill and Museum, [2] Oak Brook; Indiana. Beck's Mill, Becks Mill; Bonneyville Mill, Bristol. Built mid-1830s and still operates May through October (see Elkhart County Parks and Recreation) Mansfield Roller ...
Carrier Mills, formerly Carrier's Mills and Morrilsville, also known as Catskin, is a village in Saline County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,672 at the 2020 census . Carrier Mills was named after George Washington Carrier 's saw and grist mills , and was one of the early Cairo and Vincennes Railroad boomtowns .
The Peotone Mill, formerly known as the Rathje Mill, is located in the village of Peotone, Illinois, which is in Will County, Illinois, United States. The mill was donated to the Village of Peotone in the early 1980s. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as well as the Will County Register of Historic Places.