FIRST/OLDEST - US Mill to Manufacture Woolen Garments - Uxbridge MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 04.816 W 071° 37.237
19T E 283231 N 4662012
The Stanley Woolen Mill was the first US Mill to completely manufacture woolen garments.
Waymark Code: WMQB8F
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/27/2016
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"It is reported that Stanley Woolen Mill was the first US mill to completely manufacture woolen garments, mainly men's wear for the domestic market"
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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
Type of documentation of superlative status: Wikipedia
Location of coordinates: Driveway in Front of the Mill
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