In 1901, Lafayette’s Mill No. 1 was completed. It would be the first of four mills that would fill the Lafayette complex in the next 20 years.
In 1935, Auguste and Louis Lepoutre, president and vice-president, respectively, died. In 1936, the heirs of the two men set about dividing the Lafayette Worsted Company holdings. The heirs of Auguste acquired Mills No. 1 and 2 and the related buildings and reorganized as the Lafayette Worsted Spinning Company while the heirs of Louis established the Argonne Worsted Company in Mill No. 3.
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Era 3: 1900-1949