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Front view, Main Sawmill, Ledyard, CT
Front view, Main Sawmill, Ledyard, CT

The Main Sawmill, now known as Ledyard Up-Down Sawmill, is a historic 19th-century sawmill at 175 Iron Street in Ledyard, Connecticut. The sawmill was built in 1869 by Israel Brown, and is the only known operational mill of this type in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is now owned by the town and administered by the local historical society as a museum.

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Main Sawmill
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Iron Street 172
06339
Connecticut, United States
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