https://youtube.com/shorts/RoSqwuDHMG8?si=qbpT4of_Vvg46Gg6 All YouTube videos go live at 12:30 am Eastern Daylight Time. “…Whetstone Brook was an important part of the economic development of the town of Brattleboro, providing power for mills and factories along the shore of the brook. The first gristmill was established in the area by Governor Wentworth of New Hampshire in 1762,Continue reading “Whetstone Brook Powered Mills”
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MULCH BLOWER!
https://youtube.com/shorts/pqm9BC12-zM?feature=share I never saw anything like this EVER! So, I thought, perhaps, you hadn’t either and would be as floored as I. This was one of the neatest things I’ve seen in a very long time!! Please enjoy!! “…Mulch blowing is a method used for installing mulch. It involves a truck with a specially engineeredContinue reading “MULCH BLOWER!”
Frog Hollow Stone Mill: National Register!
From SAH Archipedia: “…Farther along Mill Street, the four-story Old Stone Mill stands in essentially its 1840 form, rebuilt as a woolen mill on the foundations of John Warren’s 1813 cotton mill. Its simple stone mass epitomizes early mill and warehouse construction in the region, used for village mills, warehouses on Lake Champlain (AD40), andContinue reading “Frog Hollow Stone Mill: National Register!”
Marble Works Memorial Bridge
From Historic Marker: Inscription: “The Marble Works Memorial Bridge was constructed and generously donated by the Marble Works Partnership to the citizens of the town of Middlebury for their use and enjoyment. The bridge is dedicated to the memory of the mechanics of Middlebury who built and operated the mills and factories which, from 1774Continue reading “Marble Works Memorial Bridge”
North Montpelier Historic District: State Historic Marker
Inscription from StateHistoricMarker: “This small community – once called Rich’s Hollow – was settled in the late 1700s and during the 19th century was an important cultural and industrial center area. Samuel Rich created North Montpelier Pond by damming the Kingsbury Branch to power a sawmill, gristmill, and woolen mill that operated until 1970. BusinessesContinue reading “North Montpelier Historic District: State Historic Marker”
Old Mill and Dam: Slate History Trail
“Little Hazard Brook once powered sawmills and slate mills as it wound its way from Glen Lake, or Screwsriver Pond, to Lake Bomoseen. From the sawmill, Hazard Brook ran underground to the waterwheel in the slate mill. An old outlet near the Barlow house may have furnished water power for earlier mills. “-Bomoseen State ParkContinue reading “Old Mill and Dam: Slate History Trail”
Willard Manufacturing Company Building
Today’s video is on the Willard Manufacturing Company Building in St. Albans, Vermont. The building was re-purposed as an apartment building known as the Willard Mill Apartments. “The Willard Manufacturing Company Building is a historic factory building at 25 Stowell Street in the city of St. Albans, Vermont. Built in 1896, the building saw industrialContinue reading “Willard Manufacturing Company Building”
The Pioneer Mechanics Shops in Burlington, Vermont
Today’s video is all about the Pioneer Mechanics Shops located on Lake Street in Burlington, Vermont. (Or Pioneer Mechanics’ Shops, according to the writer of the information on the Historic Sites and Structures Survey.) The original four buildings were built in 1850, but burned down in 1858. Three were rebuilt later that year. Eventually, thereContinue reading “The Pioneer Mechanics Shops in Burlington, Vermont”