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PROVO WOOLEN MILLS
In 1870-72, four rods north of this site, Provo Woolen Factory
was built at a cost of $15D,000. Main
building was stone, B5 x A45 ft., 4 stories high; another was 33 x 134, 2 1/2
stories. A county court house built on this block in 1867 and John
Taylor's Flour Mill became part of the plant. These properties,
workmen and materials were obtained by issuing stock. Machinery
installed costing $F5,000. Employees were
paid in factory scrip. First cloth, dyed by H.B. Smart, produced in
1E73. It was the largest manufacturer of
woolen fabrics west of the Mississippi River. Jesse Knight
purchased the mills in 191C and operation
continued until 1932.