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 U.S. Envelope Company - Vernon, CT Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 41° 51.885 W 072° 27.248
18T E 711295 N 4637893
Once touted as the largest brick building in Vernon and the largest manufacturing plant of envelops in the US, it is now a senior citizens apartment building.
Waymark Code: WM17BV4
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2023
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At 17.2 m. is the junction with State 74.
Left on State 74 to ROCKVILLE (alt. 450, pop. 7445), 2.4 m., a textile city (inc. 1889) in the Town of Vernon, producing fine wool fabrics and silk fishlines. The
U.S. Envelope Company operates a mill here, dating from 1856, where Milton
G. Puffer is reported to have perfected a machine that counted, as well as folded, envelopes. In 1802 one of the country's earliest wool carding mills opened here. The original owners of the Rock Mills would not employ a man unless he was a
Congregationalist; in each workman's bobbin box was placed a Bible to be read during dull moments. The business center of the town has a well-paved main street, excellent municipal buildings of red brick, department stores, and business houses.
American-Guide-Series - Connecticut: a Guide to its Roads, Lore, and People, p.550 (1938)
Once touted as the largest brick building in Vernon and the largest manufacturing plant of envelops in the US, it is now a senior citizens apartment building.
Book: Connecticut
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 550
Year Originally Published: 1938
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