New England Glassworks
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Not to be confused with the New England Glass Company.
The New England Glassworks was a short-lived glass-making factory located in Temple, New Hampshire in the 1780s, and one of the first glassworks in the United States. Founded in 1780 by Robert Hewes, a Boston-based businessman, the glassworks employed Hessian deserters from the British forces of the American Revolutionary War. The glassworks was established in 1780 and failed due to a lack of financing in 1783. Its abandoned site was excavated in the 1970s, and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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New England Glassworks Site | |
Location | near the town line with Sharon |
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Nearest city | Temple, New Hampshire |
Built | 1780 |
Built by | Hewes, Robert |
NRHP reference No. | 75000127[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 10, 1975 |
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