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The town grew around the mill and although the textile mill ceased operation in 1989, the Town of Fries is a lovely spot. The New River still gushes over the dam and laps at grassy banks and curls around low branches. In 1998, the New River was designated the first American Heritage River and at no other location is it more beautiful.
Located on the banks of the New River, Fries is known for outdoor adventure. The head of the New River Trail is located in downtown Fries. We have an ADVENTURE awaiting the outdoor enthusiast, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, biking, birding, horseback riding, camping, rock climbing, tubing and much more!
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#0183;#32;The town was named after a prominent cottonmill owner, Francis Henry Fries. The surname is converged from both Friesland and French friche ( fallow land ), found in Swiss French . Pronunciation [ edit ]
100 years later, John Fries purchased the mills and changed the town''s name. Tenant houses and a company store were also here. As with other ghost towns in southern NJ, once the iron and glass industries faded away, so too did the towns that relied on them.
When it opened in 1903, the Fries mill had the most sophisticated technology in the world. It is to close sometime next month, unable to compete with the world''s least developed countries ...
Ghost town and Pine Barrens hiking. We learnt about this interesting place while looking for new hiking trails in South Jersey. Ruins of Fries Mill are hidden in Manumuskin River Preserve in the Pine Barrens of Southern NJ. It actually took us some time to find the ruins of this ghost town old saw mill and
The Washington Mills Company owned nearly every building in the town, which flourished in the early twentieth century with a population of over 1,700 in 1910. By 1929, there were four textile mills in Grayson County, and Washington Mills in Fries was the largest, employing as many as 600 people.
Fries Mill Dam is a dam in Gloucester County. Fries Mill Dam is situated west of Star Cross. Fries Mill Dam from Mapcarta, the free map.
A Cotton Mill Town Christmas: The small Southern town of Fries rediscover its Christmas Spirit [Haynes, Jerry] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Cotton Mill Town Christmas: The small Southern town of Fries rediscover its Christmas Spirit
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Fries Mill Franklin Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United of the 2010 United States Census, the township''s population was 16,820, reflecting an increase of 1,354 from the 15,466 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased
Fries used his political and social connections to bring the railroad out to his new town so that supplies could be shipped in and finished fabrics shipped out. For 85 years, the mill was the lifeblood of the region, creating jobs for thousands of people and bringing in capital.
Fries (pronounced quot;freezequot;) is an incorporated town located on the New River in Grayson County, ia, 24 kilometers ( mi) northeast of the county seat in Independence in ia''s Blue Ridge Highlands and on ia''s musical heritage trail, The Crooked Road.
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#0183;#32;The Fries saw mill and grist mill was mostly constructed of wood and was founded in the 1770s. With wood and water so abundant in the area and
Actually, the Town of Fries is looking for developers for the old mill site. Plans include a small stripmall with a few shops along the banks of New River, a restaurant and/or lodging facilities in the parking lot area just above and overlooking where the old mill stood, and possibly a new fire department building in one corner of the parking lot.
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