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abandoned-playgrounds: …the first silk processing occurred in...



















abandoned-playgrounds:

…the first silk processing occurred in this building as well and in the 1840’s when the demand for silk grew the mill expanded adding 3 new buildings to the lot. The factory expenses began to grow and soon became too much to handle and in 1842 the property was seized for back mortgages…

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