Watkins Mill National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation)
Gengler M, Reaves S, Bauer A, Sargent L. 2024. Watkins Mill National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation). 6600416_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is updated National Historic Landmark (NHL) documentation for the Watkins Mill National Historic Landmark in Lawson, Clay County, Missouri. The updated NHL documentation for the Watkins Mill documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 1 representing the historic context of industrial development of textile and woolen technology. The national significance lies in its intact, layered expression of material culture that functioned as a fully integrated system to create woolen fabric. The historic district, along with the process represented by the equipment, outstandingly represents the milling process on a local family farm during the Civil War era. The period of national significance begins in 1860 when the mill was constructed and extends through 1886 when an equipment failure interrupted the production of woolen fabric.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Gengler, Melissa Dirr; Reaves, Stacy; Bauer, Anne; Sargent, Liz
- Date of Issue
- 2024-09-02
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- Commerce, Industry, Labor, Lawson, Mill, Missouri, National Historic Landmark, Textile