Falls Yarn Mill

With the construction of new plants in Millville and Woonsocket, the Woonsocket Rubber Company left its original factory on South Main Street in 1910.

In 1914, the Falls Yarn Mill purchased the two brick mills on the eastern side of the Woonsocket Rubber complex. These mills were used for the manufacture of fine merino yarns, such as lamb’s wool and cashmere.

That same year the rubblestone mill was purchased by the Model Dyeing and Printing Company, who operated there until the 1950s.

<i>Images courtesy of the Harris Public Library</i>