Potomska Mills stock certificate 1920s (New Bedford Massachusetts)

Plain certificate representing the milling history of New Bedford MA. Issued and cancelled. Dated 1920s. Measures approximately 9.5 by 6 inches.

Potomska Mills was a significant 19th-century cotton textile mill in New Bedford, Massachusetts, known for producing fine fabrics like lawns and sateen, part of the city's boom as whaling declined. Established around 1871, it housed extensive operations, including worker housing, and was a major player in the local textile industry, though eventually demolished.

Hetty Green, the legendary "Witch of Wall Street," had a direct connection to the Potomska Mills Corporation in New Bedford, Massachusetts, holding shares and engaging with the textile industry.

Timeline:
Organized in 1871; its complex was built by 1873; some parts destroyed by 1935.

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