Not only do they generate tax income and create housing, but, for many people, the old mills represent their community's soul.
The town also has one of the oldest mills in the region.
The old mills seemed to come in three types: 1.
The village is home to one of the oldest mills in Avondale.
But now all of the big old mills have closed.
Recent interest in revitalizing the downtown area has brought new life to the old mills.
The only water they saw was the type that made old mills run.
Since then, a number of the old mills in town have been restored and converted to new use.
New Bedford never found much to take the place of the old mills.
Among the modern structures, there remain the buildings of the old grinding mills.