Howland Croft and Sons

Howland Croft and Sons
Camden, New Jersey (NJ), US
Howland Croft was born in 1839 in Yorkshire, England, and eventually ended up in Camden, New Jersey, where along with several partners, he started a worsted mill. Worsted is a type of yarn and the fabric made from this yarn. The name comes from Worstead, a village in the England. The mill is now all but a pile of bricks, but was still operating until the mid-1950's. Great history and pictures at the linked website.
Howland Croft was born in 1839 in Yorkshire, England, and eventually ended up in Camden, New Jersey, where along with several partners, he started a worsted mill. Worsted is a type of yarn and the fabric made from this yarn. The name comes from Worstead, a village in the England. The mill is now all but a pile of bricks, but was still operating until the mid-1950's. Great history and pictures at the linked website.
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Links: www.dvrbs.com, www.findagrave.com, en.wikipedia.org
By: jbottero

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