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Image Not Available for Farmington River dam site, Farmington
Farmington River dam site, Farmington
Image Not Available for Farmington River dam site, Farmington

Farmington River dam site, Farmington

PhotographerPhotographed by Unknown
Dateabout 1930
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 11/16 x 10 1/4in. (22 x 26cm)
DescriptionRural Farmington River dam site. An automobile is in the right foreground.
Object number1974.50.797
InscribedOn verso: "Farmington p.18 / Site of first Grist Mill on Farmington River" "The site of the probably first grist-mill built on river (1701) and where a mill has been sustained until the present day. Now known as The Winchell Smith Mill. Used to bag and store his flours."NotesSubject Note: Winchell Smith (1871-1933), a noted playwright, owned this mill site. In the 1920s, D. W. Griffith and Company filmed a scene in the movie "Way Down East" here at the invitation of Smith. The mill was subsequently used as a restaurant and bookstore.
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    Map of Farmington River from Pine Meadow to the Iron Works
    1859
    Image Not Available for North West view of Farmington.
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    1835
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    about 1915
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    Wheelwrights or blacksmiths, Unionville (Farmington).
    1880-1890
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    c. 1920-1940
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