Wile Carding Mill
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| Wile Carding Mill | |
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| Established | 1968 |
| Location | Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| Type | carding mill, museum |
| Website | museum.gov.ns.ca/wcm/ |
The Wile Carding Mill is a defunct carding mill, in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada. The mill is now operated as a museum.
This water-powered mill was owned and operated by the Wile family from 1860 to 1968. The Wiles ran the mill but employed a number of workers, usually unmarried women, to operate the machinery. The mill was powered by a 7 horsepower (5 kW) overshot waterwheel using the water of Shady Brook, a tributary of the Lahave River.
See also
- Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Museum
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