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 MILLVILLE (Town Hall) - Millville MA Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 42° 01.905 W 071° 35.296
19T E 285744 N 4656541
Millville is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,190 at the 2010 census.
Waymark Code: WM142YE
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2021
Views: 1
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
The town hall is not much to look at. Millville has an almost intact Blackstone Canal lock, not many left. This town is a gateway to the beginning of the mill empire built in Rhode Island.
Book: Massachusetts
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 605-606
Year Originally Published: 1937
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