Esther's photos with the keyword: mill

Covered Bridge Westminster, Massachusetts Sunday Challenge: Seasons IMG 2499

Heritage Museum and Gardens The Old East mill was built in 1880. A history of the mill can be found at heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/gardens/windmill . AIMG 4612

Built in 1746, the Old Mill is the oldest functioning mill in the United States. "Nantucket ... is an island about 30 miles (50 km) by ferry south from Cape Cod, in the American state of Massachusetts.... As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,172.... Nantucket is a tourist destination and summer colony. Due to tourists and seasonal residents, the population of the island increases to at least 50,000 during the summer months. The National Park Service cites Nantucket, designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, as being the 'finest surviving architectural and environmental example of a late 18th- and early 19th-century New England seaport town'." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantucket,_Massachusetts AP1000441

Slater Mill Historic Site, Pawtucket, Rhode Island "In 1793, the firm of Almy, Brown, and Slater hired local artisans and laborers to construct a wooden building suitable for manufacturing cotton thread by waterpower. Slater Mill became the first successful cotton-spinning factory in the United States. It was dedicated exclusively to the production of cotton thread until 1829, and then was continuously occupied until 1921 by various owners and renters. Through the years, Slater Mill supported many types of production and manufacture, including tools for the jewelry industry, coffin trimmings, cardboard manufacture, and bicycle sales." www.slatermill.org/home2/history This building contained the bell tower which announced the times that the workers should begin work and when they could leave after their 12-14 hour days. AIMG 8257

Slater Mill Historic Site, Pawtucket, Rhode Island "In 1793, the firm of Almy, Brown, and Slater hired local artisans and laborers to construct a wooden building suitable for manufacturing cotton thread by waterpower. Slater Mill became the first successful cotton-spinning factory in the United States. It was dedicated exclusively to the production of cotton thread until 1829, and then was continuously occupied until 1921 by various owners and renters. Through the years, Slater Mill supported many types of production and manufacture, including tools for the jewelry industry, coffin trimmings, cardboard manufacture, and bicycle sales." www.slatermill.org/home2/history AIMG 8270

Slater Mill Historic Site, Pawtucket, Rhode Island "In 1793, the firm of Almy, Brown, and Slater hired local artisans and laborers to construct a wooden building suitable for manufacturing cotton thread by waterpower. Slater Mill became the first successful cotton-spinning factory in the United States. It was dedicated exclusively to the production of cotton thread until 1829, and then was continuously occupied until 1921 by various owners and renters. Through the years, Slater Mill supported many types of production and manufacture, including tools for the jewelry industry, coffin trimmings, cardboard manufacture, and bicycle sales." www.slatermill.org/home2/history AIMG 8269

Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts was once the home of noted rhododendron hybridizer, Charles Owen Dexter. The grounds are filled with rare and unique varieties of rhododendrons and azaleas. This grist mill was in operation from 1800 until 1893. For more information about its history, see www.capecodwindmills.scificincinnati.com/sandwich_windmill.htm AIMG 2906

American Textile History Museum - Lowell, Massachusetts - circular sock knitting machine AIMG 2405

American Textile History Museum - Lowell, Massachusetts AIMG 2401

American Textile History Museum - Lowell, Massachusetts AIMG 2384

Mill wheel - Lowell, Massachusetts. This wheel was water powered through a waterway built under the mill and controlled all of the factory machinery through driveshafts. AIMG 2410