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

Amoskeag Mills

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.)

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

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Manchester NH General Pulaski Monument (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

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

By PaulwC3, April 25, 2013

2. Wide view of the Amoskeag Mills marker

(approx. 0.7 miles away); Manchester NH Iwo Jima/Rene Gagnon Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Merci Box Car (approx. 0.8 miles away); Manchester Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Manchester NH War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Manchester NH Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.

Also see . . .
1. info.nhpr.org - The Amoskeag Mills. Whether you're inside Manchester, or simply passing by along I-293, it is impossible not to notice the great mill buildings. Even today, when more than 40% of them have disappeared, they dominate the cityscape as few complexes do in the old northeastern industrial towns. The impact of the Amoskeag mills on the lives and fortunes of the people has been central to Manchester's story for well over 150 years. (Submitted on June 16, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

2. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. (Submitted on June 16, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
3. Voices Of A Vanished Amoskeag | American History Lives at American Heritage. Labor
By PaulwC3, April 25, 2013

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

Categories. • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels •

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

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 June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on April 28, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 54 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.