Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Summary
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive. The physical plant provides important information about the wool cloth making process, the history of machinery manufacture, industrial development, and the working life of men and women in a rural, mid-western factory.
Survey number: HAER MO-1
Building/structure dates: 1861 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000416
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Watkins , Waltus
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
A Jenks & Son
Alfred Jenks Incorporated
Bridesburg Manufacturing Company
Furbush & Gage Incorporated
Benz, Sue, transmitter
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
Lawson, 39.43834, -94.20411
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html