Harris Woollen Mill Ruins
Once the mainstay of Rockwood’s economy, this mill was first established in 1867 on the Eramosa River. The original wooden mill burned and was replaced by the current limestone structure in 1884. The mill was busy during WWI producing everything from shirting and sheeting to knitted underwear and blankets for the Canadian army. Rigid competition from larger mills pressured the company to close during the depression year of 1933. The Harris family sold the mill and property to the Grand River Conservation Authority in 1959. The mill burned in 1967 and a stone shell is all that remains. (Rockwood, Ontario, Canada)
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