Smithville Co. Renamed Washburne's Smithville Co.

Title

Smithville Co. Renamed Washburne's Smithville Co.

Description

Mr. Washburne purchases a controlling stake in the Smithville Company. The mills see upgrades and renovations under the new ownership.

Source

Thomas R. Beardsley, Willimantic Industry and Community: The Rise and Decline of a Connecticut Textile City (Willimantic, CT: Windham Textile & History Community, 1993), 8.

Date

1877

Contributor

turner_max

Collection

Digital Windham

Citation

“Smithville Co. Renamed Washburne's Smithville Co.,” History Digitized, accessed March 12, 2026, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/779.