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Steven Wright (December 6 1955-)
Gunpowder millIn 1639, the first record of the establishment of a gunpowder mill in the American colonies was an order from the General Court of Massachusetts granting 500 acres of land at Pecoit, Mass. Edward Rawson received the grant, “so as he goes on with the powder if the saltpeter comes.” Since Jamestown was settled (1607) and the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth (1620), firearms and gunpowder were brought from England—an uncertain supply. When the colonialists turned to producing gunpowder for themselves, the General Court encouraged homespun production efforts, especially for the saltpeter ingredient. The first gunpowder mill of importance was established in 1675 at Milton, Mass., on the Neponset River.« |
