Southbridge Print Works Sandersdale Southbridge front view
Southbridge Print Works Sandersdale Southbridge front view
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Southbridge Print Works Sandersdale Southbridge front view
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Southbridge Print Works was the first major industry in the southern part of Southbridge, along the Quinebaug River. Established between 1868 and 1874 in the Sandersdale section of Southbridge. There are eight brick buildings on the property. Of note, the large chimney stacks, the dormer windows in the roof of one of the buildings and the cupola. A man is shown driving a horse and carriage at the entrance to the company. Incorporated December 1884. Capital $25,000. The company officers are James H. Sanders, President; Thomas Sanders, Treasurer and J.O. Sanders, Secretary. The company converts cotton cloths, bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing the goods, according to orders. The company closed in the 1940s.
