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Rosamond Woollen Mill

Rosamond Woollen Mill is a National Historic Site of Canada in Almonte, Ontario.

Ontario · 3 Rosamond Street East, Almonte, Ontario · location approximate

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ROSAMOND WOOLEN COMPANY Between 1840 and 1870 woolen manufacturing emerged as a major Canadian industry. Mills were built in areas such as the Mississippi Valley, where waterpower, labour and wool supplies were abundant. James Rosamond built mills at the Carleton Place and Almonte in the 1840s and 1850s. His sons, Bennett and James, began this much larger mill in 1866, in partnership with George Stephen of Montréal. For the next 40 years it was one of the largest, most progressive mills in Canada. The main building's nearly flat roof, stair tower and fenestration are characteristic of late l9th century textile mills in Canada.

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L'industrie lainière devint importante au pays entre 1840 et 1870. Des usines s'élevèrent dans des régions comme la vallée du Mississippi, où l'énergie hydraulique, la main-d'oeuvre et la laine abondaient. Entre 1840 et 1850, James Rosamond construisit des moulins à Carleton Place et Almonte. Ses fils Bennett et James s'associèrent à George Stephen de Montréal et érigèrent ce moulin en 1866. Pendant plus de 40 ans, il fut l'un des plus grands et des plus progressifs du pays. Son toit presque plat, sa tour d'escalier et son fenêtrage régulier sont typiques des usines de textiles de la fin du XIXe siècle.

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This plaque text is recorded in the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, published by Parks Canada for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Plaque texts come from the Directory’s open dataset in the languages the Directory publishes them in; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the Directory’s street address or local area and marked approximate. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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