North Country At Work

Dexter Sulfite Paper Mill pulpwood pile, donated by Frances and Doris Reed (Frances worked at the paper mill). Circa 1940s. Dexter, NY.

Exterior of box factory, with workers, including Willard Steele (standing to right of man sitting on stump). Circa 1885. Philadelphia, NY.

This exterior of a chair factory from about 1900 shows how factories used the river to bring logs in via a chute. Dam in foreground. Circa 1900. Philadelphia, NY.

View of Van Heuvel’s grist mills on the banks of the Oswegatchie. The mill burned down on Feb 11, 1901. Circa 1890s. Heuvelton, NY.

Unidentified workers in front of a Heuvelton sawmill, which was river-powered. Circa 1870s. Heuvelton, NY.

Staged photograph of a Heuvelton lumber mill (on left), and the multiple-storied Van Heuvel’s Grist Mill on right, which was built in 1829. Man on the far left is poling in an Adirondack skiff. Circa 1880. Heuvelton, NY.

Three unidentified men and a child at a Heuvelton sawmill, circa 1890-1900. Heuvelton, NY.

N.F. Giffin’s Steam Grist Mill, which later became a butter factory, and later still a cheese plant. Circa 1880s. Heuvelton, NY.

Grist mill workers pictured from left to right: John Craword, Jr., Charles P. Anderson, Harlan Smithers, William Smith. The store was owned by George C. McFadden, who bought it in 1887 to establish a grist mill and feed store. The building was erected in 1853 at the northwest end of the bridge on State Street […]

Inside the McFadden & Anderson Mill (a grist and flour mill) with Otis Dewan. The building was constructed in 1853 by N.F. Giffin. Note the overhead light, which would have been new at the time this photo was taken. Circa 1900-1910. Heuvelton, NY.