The Bates Mill is a textile factory founded in 1850 in Lewiston, Maine that was Maine's largest employer through the 1960s and provided much of the initial capital for Bates College.
The Bates Mill is a textile factory company founded in 1850 in Lewiston, Maine. The mill served as Maine's largest employer through the 1960s, and early profits from the mill provided much of the initial capital for Bates College.