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Watkins Woolen Mill Historic Tour

Tour admission fees vary depending on age, from free to $5.00. Tours of the woolen mill and Watkins family home offer a unique glimpse into both industrial and domestic life in the 1870s. The woolen mill is the only 19th century textile mill in North America with its original machinery still intact, making it a National Historic Landmark and a National Mechanical Engineering Landmark. Tours of the mill include the engine shed, where the original steam engine is located, the first three floors of woolen mill machinery, the gristmill and the mill store. The Watkins family home was completed in 1854 and has been restored to its 1870s appearance. Tours of the home include the first two floors of the home, the dairy cellar, summer kitchen, icehouse, smokehouse, fruit dry-house, garden and poultry. Please wear appropriate footwear and dress for the weather.