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|  Water mill -- former Cochrane Manufacturing Co. carpet mill, Dedham, MA
in Water Mills A former water-powered mill now in use as part of a condominium complex, this mill was built in 1835 to manufacture cotton, and expended in about 1865-1870. It was later used to manufacture wool and then carpets. posted by: DavidB29 location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/04/2011 last visited: 10/29/2011 |
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|  Maverick/Merchants Woolen Company Mill - Dedham, MA
in Water Mills This location, the first to have a mill along Mother Brook, and one of four along the Brook controlled by the Merchants Woolen Company, has a dam, a stone marker, and one building related to the latter still standing. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 09/18/2005 last visited: 10/25/2011 |
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|  Kingsbury Mill - Medfield, MA
in Water Mills The Kingsbury Mill, along Route 27, is a wooden building built around 1819. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/22/2012 last visited: 10/11/2020 |
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|  Second Sawin Gristmill, Broadmoor Massachusetts Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick, MA
in Water Mills Within this Massachusetts Audubon sanctuary is a series of falls and these stone foundations of a gristmill built by Thomas Sawin that dates back to 1690. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 06/04/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Boston Manufacturing Company - Waltham, MA
in Water Mills Boston Manufacturing Company is located at 144 Mooody St. It was declared a National Landmark in 1977 posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/26/2009 last visited: 03/22/2009 |
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|  Plympton and Kendall Mill Ruins - Belmont-Waltham, MA
in Water Mills There are two dams and some hard to trace stone ruins in Beaver Brook Reservation that are marked on a map. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 09/25/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Haywardville "Red Mill" and Other Foundations - Stoneham, MA
in Water Mills There are several foundations along Spot Brook in Virginia Wood that include a remains of a sawmill-bronze mill at Middle Pond and an intact foundation and other foundations for the Red mill, a dye mill, that was later a rubber mill run by Hayward. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 04/15/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Saugus Iron Works Forge
in Water Mills One of 7 water wheels used to power this complex posted by: Mountain_Wanderer location: Massachusetts date approved: 01/27/2006 last visited: 06/26/2022 |
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|  Wayside Inn Grist Mill - Sudbury, MA
in Water Mills The Wayside Inn Grist Mill, a stone mill that was built in 1924 by the Ford Foundation, is still in use today to demonstate milling flour using waterpower and milling stones to the public. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 06/04/2011 last visited: 04/23/2018 |
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|  Mordecai Lincoln Mill - Scituate-Cohassett, MA
in Water Mills According to a sign next to this mill, Mordecai Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's great-great-great grandfather, built this mill in 1691-2. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/13/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Assabet Mills/American Woolen Company Mills - Maynard, MA
in Water Mills Originally built for the Assabet Mills, then made part of the American Woolen Company, then became the headquarters for Digital Equipment Corporation, and now known as Clock Tower Place, was for a time the largest woolen mill in the world. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 01/12/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Stockbridge Mill - Scituate, MA
in Water Mills The Stockbridge Mill in Scituate, is a restored gristmill that was referenced in a poem, "The Old Oaken Bucket." posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/13/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Robbins Grist Mill and Saw Mill Ruins, Nashoba Brook Conservation Area - Acton, MA
in Water Mills At the end of Wheeler Lane is the Nashoba Brook at an area where the stone foundations of a grist and a saw mill and two workshops are being restored. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/27/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Faulkner Mills
in Water Mills An old textile factory on the Concord River in Billerica, Massachusetts. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 06/07/2007 last visited: 10/15/2011 |
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|  Ashton Mill - Cumberland RI
in Water Mills Originally powered by the Blackstone River. posted by: nomadwillie location: Rhode Island date approved: 09/21/2016 last visited: never |
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|  Waucantuck Mill Complex - Uxbridge, MA
in Water Mills Today the "Waucantuck Mill Complex" is on the National Historic Register. It is listed on the Category of Registered Historic Places in Massachusetts. Waucantuck Mill made the first wash and wear fabric in the country. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/26/2009 last visited: 11/07/2010 |
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|  Riverdale Mill - Northbridge MA
in Water Mills Built in 1852 by Sylvanus Holbrook, the Whitin family bought the mill and along with the Rockdale Mill a mile or so away produced woolen cloth here. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/20/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Rockdale Mill - Northbridge MA
in Water Mills Built in 1856, it was expanded through out the 1800's posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/20/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Central Woolen Mills - Uxbridge MA
in Water Mills 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. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/26/2009 last visited: 11/07/2010 |
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|  Pond Park Mill Site - Bolton, MA
in Water Mills There is a sign at this location that explains that the sedimented pond and stone lined channels were once where water mills operated in the center of Bolton. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 08/06/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Valley Falls Mill - Central Falls RI
in Water Mills The complex consists primary of the mill building erected in 1849 and powered by the adjacent Blackstone River and dam. posted by: nomadwillie location: Rhode Island date approved: 07/17/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Crown and Eagle Mills - North Uxbridge MA
in Water Mills The Crown and Eagle mills were built by Robert Rogerson around 1823-1827 posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/26/2009 last visited: 12/13/2008 |
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|  Capron Yarn Mill - Uxbridge MA
in Water Mills Built in 1820 the mill manufactured satinets that used the first powered looms for woolens in the US. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/20/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Capron Griss Mill - Uxbridge MA
in Water Mills Built around 1830 originally build as a grist mill. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/20/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Linwood Cotton Mill - Northbridge, MA
in Water Mills The Linwood Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district in Northbridge, Massachusetts. It is the site of the Linwood Cotton Mill and is roughly bounded by Linwood Aveue, Maple Court, and Pine Court. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/26/2009 last visited: 11/07/2010 |
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