Hills Hat Factory : The Hills Hat Factory was the largest employer in the Town of Amherst. Hills Company hat factory in Amherst
: View of the Hills Company hat factory which became one of the largest hat manufacturers in the United States. These buildings were constructed on the east side of the New London Northern Railroad tracks after the first factory was consumed by fire in 1880. ~ Source: Jones Library Special Collections ~ Creator: Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940 ~ Date: Circa 1907Ella Brooks Roberts : Ella is the aunt of Dudley Bridges Sr. ~ Source: Ancestral Bridges/Anika Lopes ~ Creator: AHSLeilah Bridges: Leilah Bridges, mother of Dudley Bridges, Jr. ~ Source: Ancestral Bridges ~ Creator: AHS