Commonwealth Works Site

Archaeological site in Connecticut, United States

United States historic place


Commonwealth Works Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Yantic Falls
Location	Norwich, Connecticut
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	98000360^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1998

The Commonwealth Works Site is an historic industrial archaeological site in Norwich, Connecticut. Located near the Yantic Falls on the Yantic River, it was the site of a major industrial facility developed in the mid-19th century, with an industrial history dating back to the 18th century. Charles Augustus Converse had consolidated water rights at the falls, and built a large complex which housed a number of different water-powered enterprises, including the gun factory of Ethan Allen, a gristmill, sawmill, woolen mill, nail factory, and a cork-cutting factory.^[2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Slater Museum Newsletter" (PDF). Slater Memorial Museum. Winter 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2018.