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Factory Village
232 Us Highway 202, Bennington,
NH 03442-4127
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USA
Latitude & Longitude:
43° 0' 1.0836",
-71° 55' 41.7108"
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New Hampshire State
Historical Marker
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FACTORY VILLAGE
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.
Last updated: 9/21/2011 11:05 |
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Factory Village Historical Marker Location Map, Bennington, New Hampshire
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