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Social Studies learning target:
• I will be understand how textile mills functioned and how they changed America
1903 Joseph Loth Co. (silk ribbons) – became American Hat Company What is it now?
Clocktower Close Clocktower Close condominiums – Grand St. behind Main St & 123
Silvermine Tavern was originally a mill (1811). This is its mill dam.
What is this now?
What is this now?
Was an iron works factory 1860
R&G Corset Factory (founded 1887) Ann St. in Sono became Manhattan Shirt Co, then several different manufacturers, then Corset Factory Apts in 1990s
The Corset Factory Apartments, 21 Ann St.
Hat Corporation of America
The Cavanagh line of hats – Hat Corporation of America
Cavanagh Hats John F. Kennedy meeting with Eisenhower, April 22, 1961
Al Webb (b. February 15, 1920), who joined the company after the Second World War, was by 1961 Vice President of Sales for the Hat Corporation of America.[5] Like J. Garvan Cavanagh, he was a close personal friend of John F. Kennedy, whose dislike of wearing hats had led to a downfall in hat sales. [4][5] At a 1961 PT reunion in Washington, DC, Webb accused his friend of having ruined the American hat industry, and in response, Kennedy began carrying a hat around with him with the Cavanagh Hats label clearly visible.[5] The first incidence of this was when Kennedy met with Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 22, 1961, at Camp David
Mill Pond – East Norwalk
“No wonder you’re late. This watch is exactly 2 days slow!” Mad Hatter’s Syndrome
