1780-1830
The ruins of the old dam are all that remain of the once busy Perry Turning Mill. This mill originally operated as a saw mill in a joint venture by Aaron Cole and Ezra Perry. Perry bought out Cole's share in he early 1800's, and raised the dam, and added a "tub wheel." in addition to the sawmill, a blacksmith shop was set up in the cellar, and a turning mill on the second floor, Here lathes operated by water power produced bobbins, butter moulds, tool handles, etc. In 1820 a flood in the river caused the newly raised dam to back up, covering a neighbor's land in water which ran down Ash Street. This resulted in a lawsuit. Soon after, the Perry's abandoned this site and moved their operations to Perryville.| HM Number | HM1234 |
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| Placed By | Rehoboth Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 11:46am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 19T E 312702 N 4639727 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.88730000, -71.25751667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 53.238', W 71° 15.451' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 53' 14.28" N, 71° 15' 27.06" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 508, 774 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 23 Ash St, Rehoboth MA 02769, US |
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