Pequot Mills – Salem Massachusetts
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Picture is from an old postcard. Click on the image for a larger view.
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company, also know as Pequot Mills -
Home of the famous Pequot Sheets and Pillow Cases. Located next to the “Pequot House” a reproduction of the homes of early settlers in Salem.
Mill burned in 1914
Site of a large strike in the early 1930′s. http://www.masshumanities.org/printer_friendly.php?p=f05_fs
Company moved to South Carolina in 1953.
Area on Salem harbor is now know as Shetland Park. http://www.shetlandpark.com/history.htm
