Cortland Grinding Wheels Corporation Plant - Chester, MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 16.589 W 072° 58.335
18T E 667207 N 4682464
In the 1930's there were two companies in a similar type business; Hamilton Emery and Corundum Co. and Cortland Grinding Wheels Corp. Cortland is not find in the MA historical databases, however it employed around 100 men.
Waymark Code: WM1619N
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2022
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At 28.8 m. is the Cortland Grinding Wheels Corporation Plant (open by permission), one of the largest manufacturers of emery wheels in the country.
American-Guide-Series - Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, p.480
Very little information is available on Cortland. In the 1930's there were two companies in a similar type business; Hamilton Emery and Corundum Co. and Cortland Grinding Wheels Corp. Cortland is not find in the MA historical databases, however it employed around 100 men, which is 3 times as much as Hamilton Emery and Corundum Co. The Cortland building is abandoned. One particular observation is the smoke stack seems to oval in shape.