Newmarket in Rockingham County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

No. 2 Mill

1825

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 2, 2024

1. No. 2 Mill Marker

Inscription. Built a year after No. 1 Mill, this mill building contained over 4,000 spindles, and today still retains its original tower and weathervane. Based on practices developed in the early 1800s by the Boston Manufacturing Co., these early mills used waterpower to produce cotton textiles, turning out about 160,000 yards a week by 1869. Supplies were delivered to the mills by packets and tall-masted schooners, including the Helen Mar, the North America, and the Pembroke, which freighted cotton from New Orleans to Boston for 62.5 cents per hundred pounds.

Erected by Newmarket Main Street Corporation. (Marker Number 42.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the New Hampshire, Newmarket Downtown Walking Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 43° 4.828′ N, 70° 56.081′ W. Marker is in Newmarket, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County. It is on Penstock Way south of Main Street (New Hampshire Route 108), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Penstock Way, Newmarket NH 03857, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on New Hampshire’s Seacoast. It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: No. 4 Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); No. 1 Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Newmarket Manufacturing Company c. 1823-1934 (within shouting distance of this marker); Brooks Block (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Branscomb's Tavern (about 400 feet away); Kingman Building (about 400 feet away); John Webster Hall (about 400 feet away); Newmarket, NH Memorial Pavilion (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newmarket.

Also see . . . Site No. 42. No. 1 Mill & Dam. Steven Hanson built a dam, a blacksmith shop, workers’ housing, a machine shop, the agent’s house, a canal and wharves. During his tenure, foundations for Mill No.2 were laid. And the beginnings of the Mill No.3 foundations were begun before Mill No. 2 was even up and operational. (New Market Historical Society) (Submitted on November 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 2, 2024

2. No. 2 Mill Marker

After an 1857 fire in Mill No. 1, this became the mill complex's main employee entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.