Main Sawmill
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Main Sawmill in 2014 | |
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| Location | Iron Street, Ledyard, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°26′49″N 71°59′14″W / 41.44694°N 71.98722°WCoordinates: 41°26′49″N 71°59′14″W / 41.44694°N 71.98722°W |
| Area | 11.6 acres (4.7 ha) |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architectural style | vertical sawmill |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001332[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1972 |
The Main Sawmill, now known as Ledyard Up-Down Sawmill, is located on Iron Street in Ledyard, Connecticut. The sawmill was built in 1869 by Israel Brown.
History
A sawmill was built on the site in the 1790s by Nathaniel Brown II and Increase B. Stoddard. Philip Gray purchased the mill in 1805 and built a dam on an adjacent pond.[2] Gray sold the mill in 1831. The current sawmill uses an up-and-down sash saw and was built in 1869 by Israel Brown. Brown mortgaged the mill and water rights to William Leeds Main in 1887. The mill was in operation until 1935.[2]
The Town of Ledyard purchased the mill in 1966 to create Sawmill Park. The buildings and dam were restored by volunteers over a nine-year period. The sawmill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1972. The park and mill were opened to the public on April 19, 1975.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 "History of the Ledyard Sawmill". Ledyard Sawmill. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
External links
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- Ledyard Up-Down Sawmill - official site at Ledyard Historic District Commission
- Babbitt, Susan (January 20, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form: Main Sawmill" (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying photos from 1972
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