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Forty Second Week, Wednesday's "Medfield Historical Minute"

A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis.

Hat Factory on North Street
Hat Factory on North Street (Courtesy of Medfield Historical Society)

A Medfield Historical Minute...

This "Medfield Historical Minute" is brought to you by town historian Richard DeSorgher.
A little something to read and learn to give you a little break during this time of boredom during isolation due to the Coronavirus Crisis. A different "Medfield Historical Minute" will appear each day during the Crisis.

"In 1914 the water tower for the Edwin V. Mitchell Straw Works was completed. The tank had a capacity of 50,000 gallons. It was located directly behind the straw hat factory (today’s Montrose School on North Street)."

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