Destination: Georgetown, Part Two. The Gilbert and Bennett Manufacturing Co. became a catalyst for change in Georgetown. Wilton Historical Society Director Nick Foster discusses the mill’s workers, the conditions they faced, and the enduring legacy they left behind.
Destination: Georgetown, Part Three. Redding Co-Historian Brent Colley discusses how the railroad shaped Gilbert & Bennett’s success and aided the growth of surrounding areas.
Destination: Georgetown, Part Four. The Gilbert & Bennett’s mill village, “Swedetown,” was an enclave of Scandinavian heritage in Weston. Listen to Samantha Kulish-Fargione discuss the community’s lasting ethnic impacts.
Destination: Georgetown, Part Five. The Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Company provided $10,000 for the construction of the first modern schoolhouse in Wilton. Nick Foster examines the company's role in education in the 19th and 20th centuries.
