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62. MILLS: Ann & Hope


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Ann & Hope… were two women. Then the words became the name of a ship, followed by a mill, and later a store. This week, I’ll bring you along as I learn the story of the Ann & Hope Mill and the discount department store that shared its name. And along the way, we’ll even uncover a bit of a mystery. 

Episode Source Material

  • Ann and Hope Store Complex (Ann and Hope Mill, Lonsdale Mill) | SAH ARCHIPEDIA
  • Ann & Hope mill sells for $3.5 million | News | valleybreeze.com
  • Developers unveil proposal for old Ann & Hope building | WPRI.com
  • HistoricandArchitectural Resources of Cumberland, Rhode Island
  • The Hermit of Study Hill: Where are Blackstone’s bones? – Rhode's Gallery
  • Brown and Ives
  • Lonsdale Company Records (MSS 9 SG 2)
  • Ann & Hope - Wikipedia
  • Passages: Irwin Chase, co-founder of Ann & Hope department store, paved way for Walmart, Kmart
  • The Wal-Mart Revolution
  • How to be a Billionaire: Proven Strategies from the Titans of Wealth
  • Captain Wilbur Kelly - Blackstone River Valley
  • The Landmark | BVHS 
  • HistoricandArchitectural Resources of Cumberland, Rhode Island
  • The mysterious case of William Blackstone’s remains | News | valleybreeze.com
  • William Blackstone Memorial Park | quahog.org
  • National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form 1. Name 2 Location 3. Classification 4. Owner of Property 5. Loca
  • Blackstone River State Park, Bikeway, and Visitor's Center History
  • Mill Preservation in the Blackstone River Valley
  • Rhode Island Jewish Historical Notes | 1972
  • Ann & Hope: America's First Superstore | Down the Rhode #1
  • 1993 Annual Report
  • Discount store - Wikipedia
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