Willimantic Linen Co. Constructs Mill No. 2

Title

Willimantic Linen Co. Constructs Mill No. 2

Description

The Willimantic Linen Company's Mill No. 2 is a four story gothic thread mill and dominates the other mills in Willimantic. Construction begins in 1863, but is suspended due to the winter weather. It is finished in late 1864.

Source

Thomas R. Beardsley, Willimantic Industry and Community: The Rise and Decline of a Connecticut Textile City (Willimantic, CT: Windham Textile & History Community, 1993), 22-24.

Date

1863-06/1864-12

Contributor

dube_briana

Mediator

horn_allen

Collection

Digital Windham

Citation

“Willimantic Linen Co. Constructs Mill No. 2,” History Digitized, accessed October 24, 2024, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/756.