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Photograph of Gorham employees
Receiving watch as reward for years of service to company. Date uncertain.
Photos before Gorham factory was demolished
Photographs taken by Erik Gould and Erik Carlson.
Railroad Lines by Mashapaug Pond
What is the history of the railroad line that winds along the north and east side of the pond?
Statue of brown bear, Brown University
This statue (also known as "Bruno") stands on the Brown University campus. It was cast by Gorham's Bronze Division in 1923.
The Rise and Fall of the Gorham Empire
At the dawn of the twentieth century, the Board of Trade and other boosters of Providence, Rhode Island proclaimed that the city contained the “Five Industrial Wonders of the World” – one of them, the nation’s leading producer of silverware, the…
Tracing Mashapaug mini-exhibit, Knight Memorial Library, December 1, 1-4pm
Do you have stories of Mashapaug Pond, the Gorham Manufacturing Company, and Providence's Reservoir Triangle and West End? What was there before the industrial park next to Mashapaug Pond? Did you participate in the Tracing Mashapaug project? Join us…