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The Stafford Worsted Mill and Hudson Garage.
Stafford Springs, Conn.
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The site eventually occupied by the Stafford Worsted Company plant has long been the location of significant industrial enterprises. The first mill erected on the site was built to house the Mineral Springs Company ca. 1837. This firm was organized by prominent Stafford industrialists Parley and Solva Converse, and produced various lines of woolen goods. The original plant was heavily damaged by fire in 1848, yet was quickly rebuilt and work restored. The firm pressed on for five decades before the complex was sold to a holding company, the Middle River Woolen Company, in 1899, which leased it to Frederick Faulkner and Company of Lowell, Massachusetts. Faulkner occupied the plant until August 31 1913, when a massive fire completely consumed the mill and the firm closed its doors. In 1916, the Stafford Worsted Company erected a new factory on the former site of the Mineral Springs Company plant. Stafford Worsted was originally organized by Walter and Alfred Scott of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in 1897, and initially occupied space in the Furnace Street complex built for the Converseville Company, this later acquired by the Warren Woolen Company. The Stafford Worsted Company failed in 1910 and the Scotts returned to Woonsocket, however, they were invited to return to Stafford following the loss of the Faulkner Company. Once their new plant was completed, the company produced a line of worsted wool yarn, which was then processed by the Dunn Worsted Company of Woonsocket. The Stafford Worsted Company continued to operate until 1957. After vacating the Spring Street plant it was then acquired by the Linatex Corporation of America, manufacturers of a proprietary natural rubber product used in the production of pumps, valves, conducting hoses, etc. Originally located in Tolland, Connecticut, the Linatex Corporation had outgrown its plant there by the late 1950s and continued to expand following its relocation to Stafford. By the late 1960s, the company had branch plants in Addison, Illinois, and Phoenix, Arizona. The firm continued production in the former Stafford Worsted mill until the early 1990s, whereupon the company vacated the property and it passed to American Sleeve Bearing, maker of bronze bearings and bushings, which currently employs approximately 30 hands at the plant. connecticutmills.org
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Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.
The Stafford Worsted Mill and Hudson Garage.
Stafford Springs, Conn.
museumofcthistory.org
The site eventually occupied by the Stafford Worsted Company plant has long been the location of significant industrial enterprises. The first mill erected on the site was built to house the Mineral Springs Company ca. 1837. This firm was organized by prominent Stafford industrialists Parley and Solva Converse, and produced various lines of woolen goods. The original plant was heavily damaged by fire in 1848, yet was quickly rebuilt and work restored. The firm pressed on for five decades before the complex was sold to a holding company, the Middle River Woolen Company, in 1899, which leased it to Frederick Faulkner and Company of Lowell, Massachusetts. Faulkner occupied the plant until August 31 1913, when a massive fire completely consumed the mill and the firm closed its doors. In 1916, the Stafford Worsted Company erected a new factory on the former site of the Mineral Springs Company plant. Stafford Worsted was originally organized by Walter and Alfred Scott of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in 1897, and initially occupied space in the Furnace Street complex built for the Converseville Company, this later acquired by the Warren Woolen Company. The Stafford Worsted Company failed in 1910 and the Scotts returned to Woonsocket, however, they were invited to return to Stafford following the loss of the Faulkner Company. Once their new plant was completed, the company produced a line of worsted wool yarn, which was then processed by the Dunn Worsted Company of Woonsocket. The Stafford Worsted Company continued to operate until 1957. After vacating the Spring Street plant it was then acquired by the Linatex Corporation of America, manufacturers of a proprietary natural rubber product used in the production of pumps, valves, conducting hoses, etc. Originally located in Tolland, Connecticut, the Linatex Corporation had outgrown its plant there by the late 1950s and continued to expand following its relocation to Stafford. By the late 1960s, the company had branch plants in Addison, Illinois, and Phoenix, Arizona. The firm continued production in the former Stafford Worsted mill until the early 1990s, whereupon the company vacated the property and it passed to American Sleeve Bearing, maker of bronze bearings and bushings, which currently employs approximately 30 hands at the plant. connecticutmills.org
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Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
 (Staffordville) - The Stafford Worsted Mill and Hudson Garage.
Stafford Springs, Conn.
museumofcthistory.org
The site eventually occupied by the Stafford Worsted Company plant has long been the location of significant industrial enterprises. The first mill erected on the site was built to house the Mineral Springs Company ca. 1837. This firm was organized by prominent Stafford industrialists Parley and Solva Converse, and produced various lines of woolen goods. The original plant was heavily damaged by fire in 1848, yet was quickly rebuilt and work restored. The firm pressed on for five decades before the complex was sold to a holding company, the Middle River Woolen Company, in 1899, which leased it to Frederick Faulkner and Company of Lowell, Massachusetts. Faulkner occupied the plant until August 31 1913, when a massive fire completely consumed the mill and the firm closed its doors. In 1916, the Stafford Worsted Company erected a new factory on the former site of the Mineral Springs Company plant. Stafford Worsted was originally organized by Walter and Alfred Scott of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in 1897, and initially occupied space in the Furnace Street complex built for the Converseville Company, this later acquired by the Warren Woolen Company. The Stafford Worsted Company failed in 1910 and the Scotts returned to Woonsocket, however, they were invited to return to Stafford following the loss of the Faulkner Company. Once their new plant was completed, the company produced a line of worsted wool yarn, which was then processed by the Dunn Worsted Company of Woonsocket. The Stafford Worsted Company continued to operate until 1957. After vacating the Spring Street plant it was then acquired by the Linatex Corporation of America, manufacturers of a proprietary natural rubber product used in the production of pumps, valves, conducting hoses, etc. Originally located in Tolland, Connecticut, the Linatex Corporation had outgrown its plant there by the late 1950s and continued to expand following its relocation to Stafford. By the late 1960s, the company had branch plants in Addison, Illinois, and Phoenix, Arizona. The firm continued production in the former Stafford Worsted mill until the early 1990s, whereupon the company vacated the property and it passed to American Sleeve Bearing, maker of bronze bearings and bushings, which currently employs approximately 30 hands at the plant. connecticutmills.org){kind=small}