North Grosvenordale: A Textile Phantom of Thompson, Connecticut

North Grosvenordale, a relic from the 19th century, once held a significant role in the textile industry. Following the American Civil War, a Providence, Rhode Island investor, William Grosvenor, acquired a mill by the French River. In 1868, he renamed the settlement as Grosvenordale, only to christen it North Grosvenordale upon the completion of a grand brick mill in 1872. Manufacturing premium cotton goods continued here until 1954. According to the National Register of Historic Places, the mill and its surrounding company-owned properties occupied approximately 70 acres (28 ha) along Route 12 that slices through the heart of the community, with over 100 buildings standing guard.

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