Rockdale Mill - Northbridge, MA
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Along Route 122 in Northbridge still stands the stone and brick factory complex that was the Rockdale Mill where cotton cloth was once made.
Waymark Code: WM4M25
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2008
Views: 18
Along Route 122 in the town of Northborough, you will pass by a rambling brick and stone factory on the left at the intersection with Sutton Street. On a brick guard shack-like building on the Sutton Street side, there is a white plaque on it that says:
"Rockdale Mill
"The mill complex known as the Rockdale Mill dates from 1857 with the construction of the stone cotton mill by Paul Whitin & Sons. That building along with several brick additions, produced much of the cotton cloth manufactured in Northbridge in the nineteenth & twentieth centuriees."
In the lower right corner of the plaque is a icon and "NHC".
Today, the complex is occupied by several operations, including a foam molding company, a plastics company, and two outlets.
Agency Responsible for Placement: Other (Place below)
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Northbridge Historical Commission
County: Worcester
City/Town Name: Northbridge
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Year Placed: Not listed
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