Waltham Bleachery and Dye Works began operations in 1820. It closed in 1951, when Raytheon bought the site. These photographs document what is left of the site.
![]() The site of the bleachery can be reached via the Calvary Street foot bridge. |
![]() The Bleachery trestle supported the train line to the factory. The new foot bridge gives visitors a way across the river. |
![]() This sluice carried the waste from the bleach factory, sometimes turning the river downstream bright colors. A small park at the site can be reached from the shopping center on River Street. |
![]() This mural, just beyond the trestle, was painted by local art students. |
![]() The Bleachery dam. |
![]() Another view of the trestle. |
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Created: September, 1998. Updated: 19 May 2014