Waltus Watkins & His Mill

Name/Title

Waltus Watkins & His Mill

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.1168

Description

Waltus Watkins & His Mill tells the story with pictures of Waltus Watkins and his mill--America's only surviving 1860s woolen mill located near Excelsior Springs, MO. It gives the history of the Watkins family, and the development of the woolen mill, the 3,400 acre farm named Bethany, and life for the family during the 1860s through the 70's to the 1880s. 125/Softbound/Illustrations/Photographs

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

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Sites

Search Terms

Woolen Mills, MoHist, Watkins Mill

Book Details

Author

Sligar, Ann M.

Place Published

City

Lawson

State/Province

Missouri

Date Published

2002

Call No.

MoHIst SL

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent