Mapleville, Rhode Island

Maplesville is a village in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Iceland, United States. It has an area of ​​4.18 km ² and 1142 inhabitants. More than 98 % of residents are white. The village has a post office, a fire station, two churches, a library and various shops. The urban area is largely forested, the place is drained by the Chepachet River.

History

Maple Ville was originally a settlement of mill workers. The mill rights lying on the banks of Chepachet Rivers were in 1845 taken up by Darius Lawton had built a mill for textile manufacturing. Gradually, several houses, a guest house and other buildings were constructed. The company was later taken over by James Legg, who ran the company James Legg & Company ( later Maplesville Manufacturing Company). Were produced Kashmirtuch and tweeds. The operation took over later Fletcher's sons, 1898, the mill was finally auctioned.

In 1900, Joseph Fletcher bought the mill, let it restore, build another mill, and built more houses. The mills still exist today and are used by a recycling facility.