Florence, Massachusetts, was part of Northampton until its silk industry took off, when it separated & changed its name to reflect a great Italian city also known for its silk.
Corticelli brand silk was manufactured there. Ann in CT ________________________________ From: "penn...@costumegallery.com" <penn...@costumegallery.com> I didn't know until yesterday that Scranton / Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania area was known as Silk City. They had 20 silk manufacturers in the 19th & 20th Centuries. I put a photo of the Union Silk Mill on my Facebook page yesterday. Penny Ladnier _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
