| 1849 Hockanum Mill |
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Built in 1849, the wooden frame Hockanum Mill is the oldest surviving
textile mill in Rockville. The Hockanum Company was first established in 1838 to manufacture satinet. In 1858, the company
began production of high grade cassimeres from domestic and imported wool. By 1903, 400 workers were employed. A brick mill
was added in 1881, and a reinforced concrete building in the early 20th century.
| 1886 Springville Mill |
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George Sykes took over the Springville Manufacturing Company in 1886, demolished
the old mill which stood here, and built this brick mill to manufacture fancy cassimere and worsted fabric. The Springville mill supplied the cloth for the suit worn by President Harrison at his inauguration in 1889. In 1903, 350 employees worked here. It is an apartment complex
today.
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