Blair’s Carding Mill

• Lot 17 Conc 12, Drummond Township on the Mississippi River.
• Robert Blair had a carding mill built in 1851.
• He sold it to William Lees in 1867.
• It was then sold to Abraham Code who operated it as a custom carding and woolen mill from 1868 – 1871.
• Subsequently it was sold to Peter Vicar in 1871.
• The Hudson Brothers were operating the carding mill in 1882 although it is not certain when they purchased the mill from Peter Vicar.