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July 16, 2019 through March 27, 2021.
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Hopedale news from 25, 50 and 100 years ago, and more.
article, August 7, with photos added through November. Town Meetng - October 24 Ezine for September - Open Spaces - In addition to an article on Hopedale's open spaces are Hopedale news items from 25, 50 and 100 years ago. G&U extension to Milford - PIctures from March through June. Bob Anderson's memories of working at Draper Corp.
Draper plant photos that appear to be from the 1960s. Saved by Bob Anderson of Upton when Rockwell people were discarding them. Page 1 (machinery and workers - some from the West Foundry) Page 2 (machinery and workers) Page 3 (machinery and workers) Page 4 (machinery and workers) Page 5 (office workers, executives and meetings) Page 6 (loom assembly) Page 7 (people)
HOPEDALE BUSINESSES
personalized wrappers
TWM Systems - Customized computers and services |
This site was started in 2002, shortly after the publication of Images of America: Hopedale, to relate more of the history of Hopedale, Massachusetts. In 1842, a Utopian socialist commune was established here in a section of Milford called The Dale. The commune failed in 1856, and its assets were taken over by the major stockholders of the Community, Ebenezer and George Draper. The companies they established eventually evolved into the Draper Corporation, at one time the world's largest manufacturer of automatic cotton looms. In 1886 the village separated from Milford to become an independent town. Hopedale has an area of only five square miles, a population of about 6,000 and is located in the Blackstone Valley in south-central Massachusetts. Massachusetts maps showing Hopedale's location. While this site originally included only Hopedale history, since 2005 some current stories and pictures have been added. Most of them can be seen by going to the Recent Pictures Menus on the right ***************
opinions on any of the material here, e-mail me and I'll add your thoughts or corrections to the site. I send out Hopedale history ezines twice each month. If you'd like to be added to the list to receive them, let me know by using the email link above. To read them online, go to the Hopedale History Ezine link in the column on the right side of this page. |
HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS |
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at the Draper plant, with photos added as the project continues. |
The Most Viewed Pages on this Site Adin Ballou Bebee River Bobbin Plant Deaths Draper Corp - Last Worker Leaves Mendon Menu Joe Perry and Aerosmith Sylvester Roper Transportation, Early 1900s |
on the Freedom Street side of the plant. |