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Title: History of the town of Winchendon (Worcester County, Mass.) : from the grant of Ipswich Canada, in 1735, to the present time
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Marvin, Abijah P. (Abijah Perkins)
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Publisher: Winchendon
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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ney,Jr. The iron work for the sleighs was done in the blacksmith shop.This latter shop is now the property of Daniel and Salmon Scott, atthe corner of Front and River streets. In 1823, Esq. Murdock set up a small shop, 20 by 18 feet, close bythe Morse dam, for cutting stuff for sleighs. In due time the dam wasraised and extended across the river. The power was greatly increased,and in the course of years, put to more extensive use. Col. WilliamMurdock built a machine and bobbin shop in 1831. This was half wayfrom the dam to the tannery. Still later, Capt. Murdock put up abuilding between Col. Ms and the dam. This was burned, and anoth-er was built. It was occupied by Mr. William Beaman, for a time, asa pail shop. Mr. M. T. Nash has manufactured various articles, bythe help of this water power. The most recent water power in the Vil-lage is that of Mr. Baxter D. Whitney, at the railroad crossing. Itwas begun in 1846. Going down-stream, half way to Waterville, we find another fine mill-
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HISTORY OF WISCHE>I>0)T. 369 ate. Here Capt. Levi Priest and Dea. Reuben Hyde put up a damabout 1825. but this was washed away. In 1850. Mr. Joseph A. Rob-bins and his brother Kerrey, built anew, and secured a great power.A large shop was erected, in part of which is an excellent nouring-mUl.with two run of stone. The main part of the building is used by Mr.William Beam an, in the manufacture of wooden ware. The establish-ment is now owned jointly by Mr. Beaman, and by Messrs. Beals sBowker. The latter firm carry on the flour and grain business. The first mill below Waterville was built about eighty years since,by Daniel Farrar, Sen., and a Mr. French. It was a saw and grist-mill, owned by Mr. Amasa Whitney when it was burned in 1810 or 12. The first mill in Waterville was the Aldrich mill, so called, built notfar from 1820. It is the lower, or third one in the centre of Water-ville. It was built by William, or uncle Bill Robbins. His sonLewis afterwards was connected with the e

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