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 Woonsocket Rubber Company Mill - Woonsocket, Rhode Island Posted by:  BruceS
N 41° 59.946 W 071° 31.007
19T E 291555 N 4652740
Historic mill in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Waymark Code: WM513Q
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2008
Views: 15
"When the Bailey Wringer Company could not obtain satisfactory rubber rollers
for its wringing machines, its principals formed the Woonsocket Rubber Company.
Soon, the Woonsocket Rubber Company would exceed its sister company in size and
profitability and become one of the largest rubber companies in the country.
Joseph Banigan (Woonsocket Harris Public Library) Simeon S. Cook, Lyman A. Cook
and Joseph Banigan incorporated the Woonsocket Rubber Company in 1867. It began
operations at Island Place near Market Square, and for a time, shared facilities
with the Bailey Wringer Company. Eventually, the company occupied 1-½ acres at
Island Place including the Falls Yarn Mills.
While the company initially made rollers for the Bailey Manufacturing Company,
it later specialized in rubber shoes and boots. Joseph Banigan built machines
and developed a process that allowed the Woonsocket Rubber Company to produce
the finest rubber shoes and boots in the world. By 1876, the Woonsocket Rubber
Company was producing 130 cases of footwear a day." -
Woonsocket history
Street address:
60--82 S. Main St
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
County / Borough / Parish: Providence
Year listed: 1989
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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