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Lawrence Mills 1846- 1878

Lawrence Mills 1846- 1878. Ciara Mckinney, Waleska Velez, Luis Esmurria, Marcus Jimenez, & Alexa Rizzo. Bay State Mill. 1 ST mill in Lawrence Built: Began February 1846 (before Lawrence was a city) Capital: $1,800,000 # of Shares: 1,800 # of Looms: 710 # of Carding Machines: 93

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Lawrence Mills 1846- 1878

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  1. Lawrence Mills 1846- 1878 Ciara Mckinney, Waleska Velez, Luis Esmurria, Marcus Jimenez, & Alexa Rizzo

  2. Bay State Mill • 1ST mill in Lawrence • Built: Began February 1846 (before Lawrence was a city) • Capital: $1,800,000 • # of Shares: 1,800 • # of Looms: 710 • # of Carding Machines: 93 • Yearly Output: 520,000 yd of cotton goods; 6,240,000 yd of dress goods; 1,040,000 yd of worsted; 2,080,000 yd of woolen • Agent: G.V. Fox • President: Andrew T. Hall • Treasurer: Samuel Lawrence • Bookkeeper: A.P. Clark • 1878 Employees: 4,200 male/6,000 female • Became Washington Mills in 1878

  3. Atlantic Cotton Mills • Built: Started February 1846 (second mill in Lawrence) • Opened: 1847 • Capital: $1,500,000 • # of Spindles: 56,000 • # of Looms: 1,538 • Kinds of Cloth Made: Sheeting & Shirting • Produced: 23,200,000 yd of cloth per year • Employees: 1,040 workers • Agent: J.C. Bowker • President: William Gray • Treasurer: Joseph P. Battles • Clerk: F. R. Vincent

  4. Pacific Mills • Built: 1852 • Had 12 mills & buildings( 41 acres of floor space) • Capital: $2,430,000 • # of Spindles: 55,000 • # of Looms: 1,219 • 1878 Production: 65,000,000 yd of dress goods per year • Employees: 5,360 • Agent:William C. Chapin • President: George Lyman • Treasurer: J. Wyley Edmonds

  5. Pemberton Mill • Incorporated: 1852 • Collapsed: 1860 • Reorganized: 1861 • Capital: $500,000 • Cotton Manufacturer# of spindles: 30,000 • Produced: 6,240,000 yd per year • # of Looms: 600 • Employees: 875(650 women 225 men) • Agent: J.C.Chase • Treasurer: George Howe

  6. Lawrence Duck Co. • Incorporated: 1853 • Produced: Duck material for sails & tents • Employees: 150 • The Duck Bridge in Lawrence gets its name because it is next the the Duck Mill.

  7. Lawrence Woolen Company • Incorporated: 1864(known as Perry Mill) • Produced: 240,000 yd of woolens per year • 1875 Employees: 125 • Productions: Fancy woolen goods for men & women(especially shawls) • 1886: Taken over by George E. Kunhardt • Had 500,000 square feet of manufacturing space • Produced: 2,080,000 yd per year • 1923: employed 700 people

  8. Henry K. Webster Co. Grist Mill • Henry K. Webster founded a grist mill on the island in 1868. • Was located on the island from 1868-1890 • 1890: moved to 24 West St. • Became Blue Seal under his son Dean K. Webster

  9. Resources Wadsworth, H.A., Quarter Centennial History of Lawrence,1878, Harmmon Reed, Lawrence Eagle Steam Job Printing Office Dorgan, Maurice, B., History of Lawrence Mass. 1924, The Murray Printing Co, Cambridge

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