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Residence of W. B. & C. T. Plunkett, Adams, Mass.
William Brown Plunkett and Charles T Plunkett were brothers, sons of William C Plunkett and Lovisa Brown.
In 1830 their father bought the Adams South Village Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Co., which business became known as W. C. Plunkett & Sons. As a leading industrialist of North Adams, Massachusetts, William Plunkett occupied many local public offices for most of his adult life.
His sons, born in the 1850s, they created and carried on the manufacturing interests of several textile mills in Adams. They also founded the Plunkett School and a hospital.
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
Residence of W. B. & C. T. Plunkett, Adams, Mass.
William Brown Plunkett and Charles T Plunkett were brothers, sons of William C Plunkett and Lovisa Brown.
In 1830 their father bought the Adams South Village Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Co., which business became known as W. C. Plunkett & Sons. As a leading industrialist of North Adams, Massachusetts, William Plunkett occupied many local public offices for most of his adult life.
His sons, born in the 1850s, they created and carried on the manufacturing interests of several textile mills in Adams. They also founded the Plunkett School and a hospital.
Postcard
Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
