Alice Mill

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Tue, 10/24/2017 - 16:28

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Harris Mills #2, 3, 4

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Wed, 10/18/2017 - 17:22

In the 1850s, Harris Woolen Goods were known throughout the country for their high quality. Harris’ production was $275,000 a year, making him the wealthiest man in Woonsocket.

Lafayette Worsted

Submitted by Woonsocket_Admin on Wed, 10/18/2017 - 16:37

In 1889, Woonsocket politician Aram Pothier was appointed by Rhode Island Governor Royal C. Taft as a representative to the Exhibition Universelle de Paris, a world’s fair marking the centennial of the storming of the Bastille. Pothier’s travels in Europe took him to the textile centers of Roubaix and Turcoing, in France, and Verviers, in Belgium, where he met with representatives of textile producers in an effort to spark interest in establishing facilities in Rhode Island, and, in particular, Woonsocket.

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