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Main Sawmill
Location: Iron Street, Ledyard, Connecticut 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 Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 72001332[1] Added to NRHP: April 26, 1972 The Main Sawmill is located 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 a 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
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c "Historic Ledyard (CT) Operating Water-Powered Up and Down Sawmill". Ledyard Sawmill. http://sites.google.com/site/ledyardsawmill/. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
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