Factory Village
N 43° 00.022 W 071° 55.688
19T E 261326 N 4765016
A sign marking a point where water generating power was, and still is, useful for industry.
Waymark Code: WMP6V
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2006
Views: 21
Text of Marker:
Directly east was the "Great Falls of the
Contoocook," where the river dropped 75 feet
in less than a mile. Mills have been located
here since 1783. In 1810, one of New England's
first cotton mills started here. There has been
a paper mill at the site of Monadnock Paper
Mills since early in the 19th century. Five dams
also powered a cutlery factory, a fulling mill,
a powder mill, and a tannery. By the turn of
the 20th century, the oldest dam generated
electricity for Antrim and Bennington. Now the
dams are used by the paper mill for power
and flow control.
Marker Name: Factory Village
Official Marker Number: 153
Marker Type: Official NH State
Marker Location: Bennington
Date Marker Established: 1987
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