The major producer of silk in Leeds was the Corticelli Silk Mills, which were owned by the Nonotuck Silk Company. They had several buildings along sections of the Mill River. The major factory was located at the corner of Main Street and Mulberry Street, another factory building was located across the bridge and to the right of Chartpak. Another building was located near the opposite end of Main Street, where the cocoons were steamed to loosen the fibers and made the raw silk usable for production in Corticelli's various products. The company also created items that could be used in the classroom as teaching aids, including a poster showing the various steps in the production of silk.
In 1874, a dam on the Mill River broke, flooding Leeds and Williamsburg and killing 139 people.
Today, Leeds is home to the Northampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Chartpak, manufacturer of art and graphics supplies, which includes Koh-i-Noor Hardtmuth.
leeds, massachusetts, leeds, village, western, portion, city, northampton, massachusetts, united, states, bordering, williamsburg, along, mill, river, florence, code, leeds, 01053, leeds, village, apartmentsthe, village, named, after, city, leeds, england, 19t. Leeds is a village in the western portion of the city of Northampton Massachusetts United States bordering Williamsburg along the Mill River and Florence The ZIP Code for Leeds is 01053 1 Leeds Village ApartmentsThe village was named after the city of Leeds in England 2 In the 19th century Leeds was known for its textile manufacturing including broadcloth silk and vegetable ivory buttons as well as extensive manufacturing of farm implements and household goods The major producer of silk in Leeds was the Corticelli Silk Mills which were owned by the Nonotuck Silk Company They had several buildings along sections of the Mill River The major factory was located at the corner of Main Street and Mulberry Street another factory building was located across the bridge and to the right of Chartpak Another building was located near the opposite end of Main Street where the cocoons were steamed to loosen the fibers and made the raw silk usable for production in Corticelli s various products The company also created items that could be used in the classroom as teaching aids including a poster showing the various steps in the production of silk In 1874 a dam on the Mill River broke flooding Leeds and Williamsburg and killing 139 people Today Leeds is home to the Northampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Chartpak manufacturer of art and graphics supplies which includes Koh i Noor Hardtmuth Leeds is also home to Leeds Elementary School 3 References edit Leeds ZIP Code zipdatamaps com 2022 Retrieved November 11 2022 Gannett Henry 1905 The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States U S Government Printing Office p 184 Leeds Elementary School Accessed 28 Mar 2023 In the Shadow of the Dam The Aftermath of the Mill River Flood of 1874 Elizabeth M Sharpe Free Press 2004 Silk Its Origin Culture and Manufacture Illustrated from Photographs Taken at the Corticelli Silk Mills Nonotuck Silk Company 1902 How Corticelli Silk Is Made Nonotuck Silk Company 1881 Mills on the Mill River Charles J Dean 1935External links editLeeds Civic Association 42 21 05 N 72 41 58 W 42 35139 N 72 69944 W 42 35139 72 69944 nbsp This Hampshire County Massachusetts geography related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leeds Massachusetts amp oldid 1184542162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
