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Powder Yard Gates:
Powder yard gates separated the work place from home and family. Beyond the gates were the mills, where work was hard and often dangerous. Only the workers themselves were allowed inside. Children came here with lunch pails for their fathers, and families quickly gathered here for word of injuries after an explosion.
"My father worked at the gates; that's where he had his office. My father was a guard, checking workmen, to discover if they carried matches."
-- Catherine Cheney |