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 Lawrence Felting Company (site of) - Millville MA Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 42° 01.570 W 071° 34.718
19T E 286523 N 4655898
Lawrence Felting and Woonsocket Rubber were the dominant employer in this portion of Blackstone and in Millville after incorporation in 1916. The company was instrumental in the bankruptcy of the town of
Millville in 1934.
Waymark Code: WM142YV
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2021
Views: 0
MILLVILLE, 23.2 m. (town, alt. 225, pop. 1901, sett. 1662, incorp.
1916). Although in the beginning the town was part of Mendon, its history belongs chiefly with that of Blackstone, which separated from Mendon in 1845, including Millville. In 1729, Daniel Darling erected a grist mill here. The first woolen mill on the river was established in 1814, after which industry developed rapidly. The Lawrence Felting Company had mills here in 1877, and during the World War subsidiary plants of large rubber and knitting companies were established in Millville. The recent depression, however, witnessed the departure of all industries.
American-Guide-Series - Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, p.605-606
As indicated in the Guide that all industries departed the area. They never returned either. Lots of old run down mills in the area, just waiting to be rehab and repurposed.
Book: Massachusetts
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 605-606
Year Originally Published: 1937
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