Benjamin Bates (Mill, College)

Agency and/or Creator

Bureau/Division/Agency

Archives; Secretary of State

Document Type

MovingImage

Exact Creation Date

3-20-2020

Broad Creation Date

1850

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Description

Benjamin Bates Is Not A Native Mainer But Beginning In The 1850s He Uses The Androscoggin River And Good Business Sense To Build One Of The Most Successful Textile Mills In The Entire Country . He Employs Thousands Of Men And Women To Weave Blankets, Bedspreads, Sheets And Clothing And He Supports A Local Seminary .That Becomes Bates College. His Mill Drives The Lewiston Economy For More Than 100 Years.

Language

English

Location

Lewiston

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