Hamilton Emery and Corundum Company Plant - Chester MA
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N 42° 17.232 W 072° 59.042
18T E 666207 N 4683632
In 1904, the Hampden Emery & Corundum Co. (later Hamilton Emery & Corundum) purchased the former Keefe bedstead factory on Middlefield Street, tore down all the existing buildings, and erected a new abrasives mills in 1904, 1908, and 1917.
Waymark Code: WM16178
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2022
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Beyond (W) the Town Hall is a high promontory called Big Rock, providing a good view; here are the entrances to some of the old emery mines. The Hamilton Emery and Corundum Company Plant (open by permission), Middlefield Rd., is one of the oldest and most important manufacturers of emery in the country. It also refines Turkish and Naxos ore.
American-Guide-Series - Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, p.480
In 1904, the Hampden Emery & Corundum Co. (later Hamilton Emery & Corundum) purchased the former Keefe bedstead factory on Middlefield Street, tore down all the existing buildings, and erected a new abrasives mills in 1904, 1908, and 1917.