Stanley Woolen Mill
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nomadwillie
N 42° 04.816 W 071° 37.237
19T E 283231 N 4662011
This mill has been called many names including Calument, Hecla and Stanley Woolen Company. It had great significance during the War of Northern Agression making wool for uniforms. It is presently undergoing restoration and revitalization.
Waymark Code: WMQB1E
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2016
Views: 1
Moses Taft built a woolen mill on the Blackstone River at Uxbridge, circa 1852. The mill ran 24/7 during the War of the Rebellion, otherwise known as the U.S. Civil War. Union Blue Uniforms were made at Moses Taft's Mill in historic Uxbridge. Moses Taft was a descendent of the famous Taft family in America which had its roots in Uxbridge. By the mid 1850's the mills of Uxbridge were producing 2.5 million yards (2 million square meters) of cloth yearly. Some of the earliest improvements of textiles, and their industrial processes occurred in the Uxbridge Mills including the Moses Taft mill, also known as the Calumet Mill.
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