Cheney Brothers Historic District
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cheney-brothers-historic-district-321-6922258
title:
Cheney Brothers Historic District
text:
The Cheney Brothers Historic District was a center of the silk industry in Manchester, Connecticut, in the late 19th and early 20th century. The 175-acre (71 ha) district includes over 275 mill buildings, workers houses, churches, schools and Cheney family mansions. These structures represent the well-preserved company town of the Cheney Brothers silk manufacturing company, the first America-based silk company to properly raise and process silkworms, and to develop the difficult techniques of sp
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wiki
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description:
Historic district in Connecticut, United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheney_Brothers_Historic_District
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date modified:
2023-09-19T17:57:32Z
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fields total:
13
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15