In 1636, Captain William Trask, one of Salem’s original settlers, erected a water mill for grinding corn on the North River in an area that would become known as Blubber Hollow. In 1640, he requested the town's permission to move the mill further down river. At the same time, Trask added a fulling mill nearby. A fulling mill was a specialized mill that cleansed and thickened wool. This was done through stretching and cleaning the cloth on frames or tenters attached by tenterhooks. The expression, “hanging on tenterhooks” comes from this process.
The town granted permission, but required that he provide passage for shallops (boats) from half flood to full sea. With the Court’s approval, the North River/ Blubber Hollow area began to change for all time.
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