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Electric Railways and the Goodall Mills

Thomas Goodall, Sanford

Thomas Goodall, Sanford

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Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

Thomas Goodall (1832-1910), an immigrant from York, England, established a textile mill in Troy, New Hampshire, and became a wealthy entrepreneur when he responded to the enormous market for horse blankets during the American Civil War.