1872 - Berkeley Mill - Cumberland RI
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nomadwillie
N 41° 55.669 W 071° 25.586
19T E 298815 N 4644609
The mill village of Berkeley, Rhode Island, was established by the Berkeley Company, textile manufacturers, in the Blackstone River Valley in l872.
Waymark Code: WMT3Y4
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2016
Views: 2
The Dated Block sits in a tower that splits the building. As with earlier mills which had utilized water power, the more modern, steam-powered Berkeley Mill was situated near a river, at the edge of marshy land: this location continued to provide access to the Providence and Worcester Railroad line which had been built along the river's edge in l847.
Year of construction: 1847
Full inscription:
1872
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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