Wamsutta Mill

Name
Wamsutta Mill
Industry Type
Materials
Industry
textiles
Country
united states
State/County/Province
Massachusetts
City
New Bedford
Notes
The Wamsutta Mill was founded in 1846 by Thomas Bennett, Jr. with production beginning in 1849. A second mill was added in 1855 and a third (duplicate) mill was added in 1860. By 1883 the operation had expanded to a total of six mills.

http://www.textilehistory.org/NewBedford.html
Start Year
1846
End Year
0
Company
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Site Name
Wamsutta Mill
Collection
Vogel Slide Collection
Tags
materials
textiles
United States
Massachusetts
New Bedford

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