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The Tariffville Historic District is a 93 acres (38 ha) historic district in the town of Simsbury, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1] It is part of the Tariffville section of Simsbury. The district includes 165 contributing buildings and two contributing sites.
Tariffville is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Simsbury in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,324 at the 2010 census. [ 1 ] It is a popular location for whitewater paddlers who use the Farmington River .
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The Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Mills were the largest employer in Enfield for many years, and one of the largest textile firms in the state. Founded in 1828 by Orrin Thompson on the banks of Freshwater Brook, the company became one of the nation's largest manufacturers of carpeting, employing more than 13,000 workers in Thompsonville at its height in the 1920s.
The company ended up rebuilding the mill in 1880 to near its current state. The last mill built on the complex was built in 1910. [3] The mill ended up under control by the American Thread Company in 1898 due to the merger of the previous ownership of the mill. [2] The mill was closed in 1985 due to the company moving operations to the South. [4]
What was expected to open in the spring of 2023 now has its final touches as The Mill at Fountain Inn — a food hall, brewery, and event space located at 100 Ellison St. — officially opened on ...
The William Clark Company Thread Mill is located south of the village center of Pawcatuck, overlooking the Pawcatuck River between Pawcatuck Avenue and River Road south of Clark Street. The mill is a complex of brick buildings, the largest of which is four stories in height, measuring 270 by 100 feet (82 m × 30 m).
Shoppers at a TJ MAXX in Framingham, Massachusetts go through racks of clothing on August 24, 2023 - David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe/Getty Images/File