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American Woolen Co., Saranac Mills, General View, Blackstone, Mass.
"...These mills were founded by Welcome & Darius D. Farnum in 1840 and were sold to Bailey Evans, Caleb Seagrave & Co. in 1850. They were burned down in 1864, and rebuilt in 1865, running until the fall of 1893 by Mr. Charles Fletcher who remodeled the interior of the mill, threw out all the old machinery and equipped it with new of the latest make...
The mills were started in full operation in 1899 under the management of Mr. Joseph E. Fletcher, eldest son of Mr. Charles Fletcher, formerly treasurer and manager of the Saranac Mills, Providence. The Saranac Mills are now a part of the property of American Woolen Company, Mr. Fletcher continuing as their resident agent until succeeded by Mr. A. A. Langewald.
The mills employ 550 hands and produce annually 1,250,000 yards of high-grade fancy worsted cloth..."
A Sketch of the Mills of the American Woolen Company
American Woolen Company, 1901
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
American Woolen Co., Saranac Mills, General View, Blackstone, Mass.
"...These mills were founded by Welcome & Darius D. Farnum in 1840 and were sold to Bailey Evans, Caleb Seagrave & Co. in 1850. They were burned down in 1864, and rebuilt in 1865, running until the fall of 1893 by Mr. Charles Fletcher who remodeled the interior of the mill, threw out all the old machinery and equipped it with new of the latest make...
The mills were started in full operation in 1899 under the management of Mr. Joseph E. Fletcher, eldest son of Mr. Charles Fletcher, formerly treasurer and manager of the Saranac Mills, Providence. The Saranac Mills are now a part of the property of American Woolen Company, Mr. Fletcher continuing as their resident agent until succeeded by Mr. A. A. Langewald.
The mills employ 550 hands and produce annually 1,250,000 yards of high-grade fancy worsted cloth..."
A Sketch of the Mills of the American Woolen Company
American Woolen Company, 1901
Postcard
Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
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"...These mills were founded by Welcome & Darius D. Farnum in 1840 and were sold to Bailey Evans, Caleb Seagrave & Co. in 1850. They were burned down in 1864, and rebuilt in 1865, running until the fall of 1893 by Mr. Charles Fletcher who remodeled the interior of the mill, threw out all the old machinery and equipped it with new of the latest make...
The mills were started in full operation in 1899 under the management of Mr. Joseph E. Fletcher, eldest son of Mr. Charles Fletcher, formerly treasurer and manager of the Saranac Mills, Providence. The Saranac Mills are now a part of the property of American Woolen Company, Mr. Fletcher continuing as their resident agent until succeeded by Mr. A. A. Langewald.
The mills employ 550 hands and produce annually 1,250,000 yards of high-grade fancy worsted cloth..."
A Sketch of the Mills of the American Woolen Company
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