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Martin, Richard A., - The Only Mill in Town: the Story of the Pail-Making Industry in Richmond, New Hampshire.

Richmond, New Hampshire, Friends of Historic Richmond, (1995). First Edition. VG PB. Author Martin grew up in "Red Hollow" a once thriving neighborhood situated in rural Richmond, NH. Martin Mills, a. long lived enterprise run by 5 generations of Martins almost continuously since its beginnnings in 1765. Originally the mills produced timbers, boards, and shingles needed by the earliest eesttlers to erect their dwellings and outbuildings since its beginnings in 1765. The mills also ground the grains grown on neighboring farms. After the civil War, the Martin Mills began roducing wooden pails and in so doing, figured prominently in an ermerging industry that flourished in the Mondadnock Region for the next half-century. Photo of author on back cover, mill on front cover.
USD 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.25 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 3484] Book number BOOKS056299I

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