Fire in Glendale

The village of Glendale in the 1890’s was the busy industrial center in Stockbridge. However, the ever present danger of fires brought an end to both the woolen mill and the paper mill in the village.

This photograph from the mid-1890’s, taken from the railroad tracks looking north, shows the charred remains of the Glendale Woolen Mill, the foreman’s house, the “Beehive” where workers lived, and the old iron truss bridge.

Stockbridge Library Museum & Archives Photography Collection 2016.124.01