Laurel Lake Mills
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Laurel Lake Mills is an historic textile mill site located at 951 Broadway in Fall River, Massachusetts
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The company was organized in 1881 for the manufacture of cotton yarns, with John P. Slade its first president. Mill No. 1 was built soon after.
The attached Mill No. 2 was later added. The mills were steam powered and are constructed of native Fall River granite
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Production of textiles ceased in 1931.
The site was determined elible for the National Historic Register in 1983, but omitted due to owner's objection.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
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The company was organized in 1881 for the manufacture of cotton yarns, with John P. Slade its first president. Mill No. 1 was built soon after.
The attached Mill No. 2 was later added. The mills were steam powered and are constructed of native Fall River granite
Fall River granite
Fall River Granite is a Precambrian bedrock underlying the City of Fall River, Massachusetts and surrounding areas along the eastern shores of Narragansett Bay. It was formed 600 million years ago, as part of the Avalon terrane....
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Production of textiles ceased in 1931.
The site was determined elible for the National Historic Register in 1983, but omitted due to owner's objection.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts
- List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts