Rise and Fall of Willimantic-Corn Company

Title

Rise and Fall of Willimantic-Corn Company

Description

Abraham and Joseph Corn found Willimantic-Corn Company and attempt to reopen the Bridge Street mills. However, the company's application for a low interest loan New Deal Reconstruction Finance Corporation fails and without funding, they are forced to shutter operations seven months after opening.

Source

Thomas R. Beardsley, Willimantic Industry and Community: The Rise and Decline of a Connecticut Textile City (Willimantic, CT: Windham Textile & History Community, 1993), 84.

Date

1938-03/1938-10

Contributor

turner_max

Collection

Citation

“Rise and Fall of Willimantic-Corn Company,” History Digitized, accessed October 24, 2024, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/860.