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The area located near 152 Bethany Road is listed on early maps as the "North Village." Roswell and Gideon Merrick operated a saw and grist mill here in the early 1800's. The Monson and Brimfield Manufacturing Company was incorportated in 1810 and a building known as the "North Factory" was erected for the manufacture of cotton yarn. The name of Artemus Witherill and Co. is also associated with a mill on this site in the 1820's. Sometime later a stone mill was built on the east side of the stream where satinets were manufactured by Deacon Andrew Porter. A business listing of 1855 indicates that 40 persons were employed, and $30,000 worth of cotton material was produced annually. Albert Norcross purchased the mill from Deacon Porter in 1863 and sold about seven years later to Jared Beebe and Son who manufactured woolens. The name of Heery Bros. in 1878 and Lindly and Co. 1885-1888 appear in newspaper items as operators of these mills. The stone factory burned in 1893 and the remaining buildings about 1913. Information taken from "History of Monson Massachusetts 1960" book. |
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2 Photos of the ruins of North Mill
2 photos of the ruins of North Mill taken looking west across Chicopee Brook
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Cyanotype Album titled Monson Views
Cyanotype Album containing 41 images, 39 are of Monson, Mass, 1 is of Palmer, Mass, 1 is cover art. Each image is glued onto page in album. Cover - artwork processed by cyanotype Page 1 - water flowing in rock lined stream - 4 5/8" x 3 1/2" oval Page 2 - North Mill or North Factory ruins located at 95 Palmer Road - 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" Page 3 - Flynt Quarry Rock Crushing Plant located on the Flynt Quarry railroad spur within the quarry - 4 3/4" x ...
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Monson Views Cyanotype Photo Album
Cyanotype Photo Album Cover of photo album photographically created saying "Monson Views" Page 1 - First Congregational Church and Soldiers' Monument Page 2 - Monson Academy Main Building and Holmes Gymnasium Page 3 - Century Hotel Page 4 - Heimann & Lichten Hat Shop Factory & Monson Bank Page 5 - Cushman Mill Page 6 - Field Memorial Arch Hillside Cemetery Page 7 - North Factory Ruins Page 8 - Quaboag Country Club *note this album has...
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North Factory Ruins - 12/1960
Looking west over water at ruins of North Factory. Known as Lindly & Co. at the time it burned in 1893. (Original picture taken in 1909 - copied in 1960).
Record Type: Photo
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North Factory Ruins - 12/1960
Looking west over water at ruins of North Factory. (Original picture taken in 1909 - copied in 1960).
Record Type: Photo
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"Our County and Its People" A History of Hampden County Massachusetts - A History of Hampden County Massachusetts - Volume Three. Chapter VII Town of Monson, pages 266 through 312. Monson section is written by Dr. George E. Fuller.
1902
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Photo of North Monson Mill
Photo taken looking east up Chicopee Brook of the North Monson Mill and iron bridge with a man in a horse and buggy talking with another man on the street
Record Type: Photo
