Lonaconing Silk Mill
Lonaconing, Maryland
Lonaconing, Maryland
Rudy at the old Lonaconing Silk Mill. Closed due to a strike, it has been described as "the only remaining silk mill in the United States with its machinery, company records and workers' personal effects remaining unchanged from the time that the factory ceased operations in 1957." There have been attempts to preserve the interior as a museum but sadly, it has deteriorated almost beyond salvation due to lack of funds and state initiative.
