Nashoba Brook Mills
This factory was one of several mills that once drew power from Nashoba Brook. Upstream, on the other side of the Nashoba Brook Conservation Area, at 42°30′51.20″N 71°24′14.07″W / 42.5142222°N 71.4039083°W / 42.5142222; -71.4039083, lies the Robbins Mill Pond Dam, which the town renovated in 1990. Paths connect the upstream sites to the Pencil Mill.
Downstream, by Brook Street, at 42°29′38.42″N 71°25′12.58″W / 42.4940056°N 71.4201611°W / 42.4940056; -71.4201611, was another pencil factory.
Read more about this topic: Nashoba Brook Pencil Factory Site
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