Lower Mill Pond & Dam - Candor, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ripraff
N 42° 13.616 W 076° 20.227
18T E 389656 N 4675838
"A woolen mill was erected in 1824, by the brothers Artemus and Isaac V. Locey."
Waymark Code: WMQY30
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Rayman
Views: 3

text "Lower Mill Pond & Dam site of early - 1800s Locey Woolen Mill site of late - 1800s Barber Blanket Factory Site of 1923 Candor Shoe Factory Historic Dam removed in 2005"

Find a Grave Isaac V. Locey Maple Grove Cemetery
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"Extract from P 170-171, Historical Gazetteer and Directory of Tioga County 1887 by W. B. Gay:

A woolen mill was erected in 1824, by the brothers Artemus and Isaac V. Locey. This mill was sold to Joseph Mathews in 1838. Isaac V. Locey manufactured wool carding machinery for a series of years."
Marker Name: Lower Mill Pond & Dam

Marker Type: Roadside

City/Town/Village Name: Candor

County: Tioga

Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)

Agency: Not listed

Dedication Date: Not Listed

Website: Not listed

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