New York Mills / Eugene E. Dziedzic and James S. Pula.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dziedzic, Eugene E., Author.

Pula, James S., 1946- Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--New York (State)--New York Mills--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

New York Mills (N.Y.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

New York Mills (N.Y.).

New York Mills (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

New York Mills (N.Y.)--History--Pictorial works.

New York Mills (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, maps, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

New York Mills, named for the textile factories that were once the backbone of the surrounding village’s economy, ranked among the foremost producers of quality fabrics in the country. Originally a wilderness area just south of the Mohawk River, the community began with a few scattered homes after the establishment of a small textile mill in 1808. Nourished by a growing economy, the village attracted a mosaic of Welsh and French-Canadian workers in the 19th century, followed by Poles, Syro-Lebanese, and Italians in the early 20th century. A hotbed of abolitionism in the antebellum years, it sent high percentages of its residents off to the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. In 1912 and 1916, its Polish residents founded a union and led textile strikes that were considered the most successful in the nation at that time. With the eventual closing of the mills in the 1950s, residents found employment in the surrounding area as the village evolved into a stable and prosperous suburban community.

Contents:

An industry expands into a village

Evolution to a company town

From labor strife to world war

Prosperity and depression

War and transformation

A century ends, a new evolution begins.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126).

OCLC:

885208676