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English: Western Knitting Mill — built in 1896, in Rochester, Michigan.
  • Owned by brothers William & Charles Chapman and William Yawkey. With an output of 100,000 dozen pairs annually, it was one of the largest producers of these goods in the world.
  • Later adapted and utilized during World War II for incendiary production.
  • Today the mill is fully restored and is home to a restaurant and several businesses.
  • Photo taken June 23, 2007.
Date 1 July 2007 (original upload date)
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Author Cjunker1 at en.wikipedia
Object location42° 40′ 49″ N, 83° 07′ 52″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 00000646.

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  • 2007-07-01 01:59 Cjunker1 2067×1547 (430547 bytes) Rochester, Michigan. Western Knitting Mill was built in 1896, and owned by brothers William & Charles Chapman and William Yawkey. With an output of 100,000 dozen pairs annually, it was one of the largest producers of these goods in the world. Today the m
  • 2007-07-01 02:53 Cjunker1 2067×1547 (430547 bytes) Rochester, Michigan. Western Knitting Mill was built in 1896, and owned by brothers William & Charles Chapman and William Yawkey. With an output of 100,000 dozen pairs of gloves annually, it was one of the largest producers of these goods in the world. To
  • 2007-07-01 03:14 Cjunker1 2067×1547 (430547 bytes) Rochester, Michigan. Western Knitting Mill was built in 1896, and owned by brothers William & Charles Chapman and William Yawkey. With an output of 100,000 dozen pairs annually, it was one of the largest producers of these goods in the world. Today the mi

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Western Knitting Mills

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1 July 2007

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42°40'49.001"N, 83°7'52.000"W

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0.0029002320185615 second

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