Lackawanna Mills and Scranton Button Historic District

Posted by on Jun 13, 2017 in | Comments Off on Lackawanna Mills and Scranton Button Historic District At the crossing of Cedar Avenue over Stafford Meadow Brook in southern Scranton, Lackawanna County, lies a roughly 5-acre city block of industrial buildings that contains a history just as dense and layered as the location itself. In 1887 Scranton industrialist William Connell (1827-1909) founded two separate businesses at the site: Lackawanna Mills, a major manufacturer of wool and cotton...
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