Skinner Silk Mill

LINK to go to my Patreon pay per view video.

William Skinner started the Unquomonk Mill in Williamsburg. He came to Holyoke in 1874 after the Mill River flood of that year.

1884

1889

1895

1905

1956

1949

mill 3 – 1915

mill 3 – 1956
1908

How Silk is Made (external Youtube link – not my video)

Sanborn map analysis:

Sanborn 1884 map

Sanborn 1889 map

Sanborn 1895 map

Sanborn 1915 mapmap C

Sanborn 1949 mapmap Bmap C

Sanborn 1956 mapmap Bmap C

2 thoughts on “Skinner Silk Mill”

  1. How do I sign up for this tour? “A Mill in Holyoke through Time-the Skinner Silk Mill.” My grandfather worked there.

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