Old Green River Mill

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The Green River in Greenfield, Massachusetts, powered mills on this site from 1714 to 1910. The grist mill that Captain Jonathan Wells built here in 1714, remained in his family until 1791, when it was sold to Colonel William Moore, who launched several enterprises here, including a cotton factory, a nail mill, a cooper’s shop, a potash works, a tannery, and a slaughterhouse. An iron foundry built next to the complex in 1823, was the first such site in Greenfield.

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Item typePostcard
PhotographerThe Leighton and Valentine Company
Datecirca 1910
PlaceGreenfield, Massachusetts
TopicIndustry, Occupation, Work
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
Revolutionary America, 1763–1783
The New Nation, 1784–1815
National Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877
Process/FormatPhotography; Printing
Catalog #1999.03.0012
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The Leighton and Valentine Company, photographer. Old Green River Mill. Photograph. ca. 1910. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1999-03-0012/. Accessed on December 3, 2024.

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