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By G.W.Bartlett, August 15, 2026
Copper Rolling Mill Marker
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1 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Canton — Copper Rolling Mill — Paul Revere Heritage Site —
Copper Rolling Mill Paul Revere was the first person in the United States to successfully produce copper sheathing. Rolled copper was indispensable to the ship-building and military industries. Copper could protect wooden ship hulls from . . . — — Map (db m308377) HM
2 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Canton — Canton — The Mill Era —
The Mills Near this spot, in the late 1600's the first mill was built in Canton (then named Dorchester.) Consisting of forty-five acres assigned to Thomas Holman, this saw-mill was still standing in 1700. By 1760, at this dam, Mr. Leonard . . . — — Map (db m308389) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 2, 2026