Salem Woolen Mills
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Description: The history of the Willamette Woolen Mill (founded in 1847 and destroyed by fire in 1875) and Thomas Kay Woolen Mill (founded in 1889 and sold to the Mission Mill Museum Association in 1965) in Salem, Oregon.
Salem (Oregon) Online History - Woolen Mills The first woolen mill in Salem was the Willamette Woolen Mill, built near the confluence of the Willamette River and North Mill Creek. The history of the company begins in 1847 when Joseph Watt, one of Salem's early settlers, returned to the Midwest and persuaded his family to emigrate. Three hundred thirty of the 400 sheep the family drove westward survived, and Watt joined with John Minto, Dan Waldo, and Reynolds to form the company. The mill was to be built wherever the first $9,000 worth of shares could be obtained. Salem put up the additional $2,000 to its already committed $7,000 and won out over Polk and Yamhill counties. John D. Boon donated the land, and the rights to bring Santiam River water from Stayton through the Salem Ditch were negotiated.
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| Page title: | Salem (Oregon) Online History - Woolen Mills |
| Keywords: | Salem,Oregon,history,Public, Library, State, government, Jason Lee,archives,Pioneers,Willamette, Kalapuya,valley,Capitol,agriculture, sh1800,sh1850,sh1900,sh1925,sh1950,sh1975,sh2000 |
| Description: | Salem History Project, Our Heritage, Our Home. This site focuses on key events, institutions and culture in Salem's history |
| IP-address: | 199.48.39.27 |
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| NS | Name Server: NS1.CITYOFSALEM.NET Name Server: NS2.CITYOFSALEM.NET |
| WHOIS | Status: ok |
| Date | Creation Date: 11-oct-2000 Expiration Date: 11-oct-2016 |