Windham Textile and History Museum
Template:See also Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox museum The Windham Textile and History Museum is a museum in Willimantic, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It is currently located in Main St.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Exhibits
Its main focus is the Willimantic Linen Company's Willimantic mill, later purchased by the American Thread Company and closed in 1985.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The museum is located in the former company store building.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The museum features the Brooke Shannon Antique Sewing Machine Room, which is a room which features replica sewing machines from the factory in the late-19th century.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Other exhibits include a re-creation of the manager's office, a replica of the boarding houses in the 1880s.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A tour of the mill property is part of the tour, but access inside in not included due to most of the mill being on private property.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> There are many other displays that feature what was life like during the turn of the century at the mill in Willimantic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Associated people
- Austin Cornelius Dunham was vice-president of the Willimantic Linen Company.
References
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Further reading
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation: