Downtown in Manchester in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Amoskeag Mills

Photographed by PaulwC3, April 25, 2013

1. Amoskeag Mills marker

Inscription.
Samuel Blodgett began a canal to bypass the steep falls in 1793, with money provided by a lottery. The canal was finished in 1807. Mills then sprang up on both sides of the river below the falls. The world renowned Amoskeag Manufacturing Company flourished here for a century, operating 64 mills, covering a mile and a half of ground, housing 700,000 spindles and 23,000 looms which turned out 500,000 yards of cloth each week.

Erected by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 124.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the New Hampshire Historical Highway Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 43° 0.068′ N, 71° 28.027′ W. Marker is in Manchester, New Hampshire, in Hillsborough County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Canal Street and West Pentacook Street, on the right when traveling north on Canal Street. The marker is located at the southeast corner of the US Army National Guard Armory parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manchester NH 03101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 walking distance of this marker: Notre Dame Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Manchester NH General Pulaski Monument

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Ralph Baer (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Historic Currier Neighborhood (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Mill Girl (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Mary's Bank Credit Union / La Caisse Populaire Saint-Marie (approx. 0.7 miles away); Manchester NH Victory Park War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Manchester NH Iwo Jima/Rene Gagnon Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.

Also see . . . Voices Of A Vanished Amoskeag | American History Lives at American Heritage. Labor history is too often told in one of two equally unsatisfactory ways—in the icy language of economics, or in the fiery rhetoric of ideologues. Either way, the real people get overlooked. The story of the mighty Amoskeag textile mills at Manchester, New Hampshire, for example, is most often seen simply as a textbook case of industrial paternalism trying to outlive its time. (Submitted on June 16, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Wide view of the Amoskeag Mills marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, April 25, 2013

2. Wide view of the Amoskeag Mills marker

Buildings of the Amoskeag Mills on the banks of the Merrimac River today image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, April 25, 2013

3. Buildings of the Amoskeag Mills on the banks of the Merrimac River today

The dam at Amoskeag Falls image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, April 28, 2013

4. The dam at Amoskeag Falls

<i>Manchester, N.H., Amoskeag Mill II. largest in the World.</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1905

5. Manchester, N.H., Amoskeag Mill II. largest in the World.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,860 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 3. submitted on June 16, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 4. submitted on June 17, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 5. submitted on September 18, 2015.