Wile Carding Mill facts for kids
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| Established | 1968 |
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| Location | Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| Type | carding mill, museum |
The Wile Carding Mill is a defunct but still operational carding mill, in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada. The mill is now owned by the Province of Nova Scotia and operated as a museum by the DesBrisay 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.
It became a Registered Heritage Property in Bridgewater in 2013.
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