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This is Chapman's Mill which was on Eat Putnam Road. The water-powered mill, one of five textile mills on Mary Brown Brook, had woodworking machines on the first floor which produced loom picker sticks, cloth boards and iron wagon jacks. The picker and card machine on the second floor converted shoddy into yarn. The mill closed down in the early 1900s due to competition from the large mills on the Quinebaug. Putnam Town Crier file photos.
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The mill was burned down by an arsonist many years ago. Only part of the foundation remains.