Cabot Mills in Chicopee

Cabot Mills in Chicopee

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None of the two original Cabot Mills now exist. The mill to the west of the bridge was built in 1912 long after the Cabot Mill functioned. (LOCATION) The Cabot Mills were the first mills in this section of Chicopee. They had worker housing across the canal but even that is not here any more.

Thanks to MACRIS for the following information:

millreadyfirst used
Cabot 1June 12 1834
Cabot 2July 23 1835
Perkins 3May 1 1836March 1 1837
Perkins 4July 1 1837April 24 1838
Dwight 51838March 1 1841
Dwight 6June 8 1841February 24 1842
Dwight 7June 8 1844May 15 1845

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