A Forgotten Village
On this site, in 1849, Benjamin Greenbank converted an existing small mill into a 5-story woolen factory. As many as 45 people worked here to produce up to 700 yards of cloth a day. Greenbank's Hollow, as it became known, included a company store, gristmill, sawmill, school, and several residences nearly all owned by Greenbank.On December 14, 1885, a fire at the mill quickly spread and destroyed the village including the covered bridge. Greenbank did not rebuild and today only the foundations of mills and homes remain — mute testimony to the existence of a once thriving and important Danville community.
| HM Number | HM15PY |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2007 |
| Placed By | Vermont Division for Historic Preservation |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 11:22am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 729254 N 4917823 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.37743333, -72.12226667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 22.646', W 72° 7.336' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 22' 38.76" N, 72° 7' 20.16" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 802 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1253-1277 Brook Rd, Danville VT 05828, US |
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