Eagle Mill

The Smith’s Mill operated through the mid-nineteenth century. In 1884, the mill was incorporated as the Eagle Mill with capital of $100,000. Officers included Charles Morris Smith as President and George M. Smith as Treasurer & Secretary.

The mill’s Superintendent was George H. Grant, who became the first mayor of Woonsocket in 1889. In 1895 the mill was producing cotton plushes, employed 141 men, 133 women, 18 boys under 16, and 7 girls under 16. The working conditions at the mill were reported to be fair by the State of Rhode Island.