1889 - Berkshie Mill No. 1 - Adams MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 37.504 W 073° 07.087
18T E 654320 N 4720897
Built in 1889 for the Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company for the production of cotton products.
Waymark Code: WMM5FA
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2014
Views: 3
The factory was built on the site of the form Adams Paper Company which burned in 1886. The factory was equipped with 35,000 spindles and 700 looms to make "fine counts of carded cotton". The mill today looks very much like it did when built. With the expanding business the Plunkett family built 3 additional mills. Manufacturing of cotton products continued into the 1960's.
Today the mill has been converted to apartments.
Year of construction: 1889
Full inscription:
1889
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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