"150 YEAR OLD TIME CAPSULE SEALED FACTORY" Still WORKING !

In 1958, The Watkins Mill Association (WMA) was founded to preserve and support the living history of the Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site, the last textile mill with its original machinery still intact in the United States. Watkins Woolen Mill, located northeast of Kearney, flourished from 1860 until 1886 when the cloth shear broke; they continued portions of their manufacturing until 1898. WMA has cultivated an 1870’s venue that highlights quality cultural, artistic and historic education and healthy outdoor activities for all ages.
WMA efforts assist in bringing over five hundred thousand visitors from all over the nation to Watkins Mill each year. The site provides important information about work and life in the 1800s, including farming, homesteading, business, craftsmanship, technology, wool yarn and cloth production, women’s roles, and the history of the industrial revolution in rural America.
Missouri State’s budget cuts, coupled with the rising utility costs, directly challenge operations. Attempts are being made to offset some of these challenges by increasing visitors, members and volunteers while providing necessary monetary support, directly funding cultural initiatives, brick/mortar priorities and healthy outdoor events when State funds fall short. WMA recently funded a $25,000 restoration of the Watkins home’s front porch. The goal is to help generate more funds to close the gap, allowing WMA to continue to support and restore this historic one-of-a-kind gem of days long gone for future generations/Users/jeffreyschreckler/Desktop/License_823483 - 2022-2025-2.pdf

[@secretbeach999]

Take a shot every time you hear “back in time”

[@claudebernardin1096]

Let me get this straight….it’s like walking back in time….?

[@forbiddenhistory1]

Hey Claude it's like walking back in time

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[@redtra236]

Good content but your audio quality is so poor, you should try to improve it I could barely understand what you were saying because it was so quiet(using headphones with volume on max)