Plan of Property belonging to the Danielsonville Cotton Co.
SurveyorSurveyed by
Samuel B. Cushing Jr.
(American, 1846 - 1888)
DraftsmanDrawn by
Samuel B. Cushing Jr.
(American, 1846 - 1888)
Date1880
MediumDrawing; black and red ink and watercolor on tracing linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (inage height x width): 34 x 29 1/2in. (86.4 x 74.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 36 x 30 3/4in. (91.4 x 78.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.242
DescriptionMap showing buildings in the area of Main Street, Maple Street, Cottage Street, Water Street, Back Street, and Furnace Street in Danielson, Connecticut. Buildings include mills, sheds, dwellings, barns, a boarding house and two blacksmith shops. The large new mill has a boiler room and an engine room. The owners of the dwellings are not indicated; presumably these buildings belonged to the Danielsonville Cotton Company. The Danielsonville Cotton Company's mill pond is to the north. Furnace Street and the Norwich and Worcester Railroad are to the east. The Quinebaug Company's pond is to the west. Dams, gates, a raceway, and iron bolts are also shown along the Five Mile River. A sixteen-point compass rose pointing to magnetic north is at the upper left.
Label TextThis map provides a good overview of a mill village with its mills, millpond, canals, and workers' housing. The first textile mill in Danielson was built in 1809 at the confluence of the Five Mile and Quinebaug Rivers. By the 1880s, there were several mills in town. The large brick mill belonging to the Danielson Cotton Company was erected in 1868 by Daniel G. Sherman. It initially made shirting and sheeting and later was used for weaving and bleaching. The mill closed in 1964. The building later housed an auction house, a karate studio, and craftspeople.
NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals fifty feetSubject Note: Danielson, a mill village in the town of Killingly, was known as Danielsonville until 1895.
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