Taken on 12/04/08
Ruins from the old Carthage water pumphouse and headrace, the National Paper Tissue plant, Guyots Island storehouse and Carthage Iron Works. They may also have been called "Guyot Island Mills".  In Carthage, looking over at Guyot Island
In 1884 a fire swept across the mills and factories of Carthage, destroying many of them and leaping from the west side of the Black River to the businesses on the islands, then across to the east side.  More info about the Great Carthage Fire of 1884 can be found on this page at the JeffCoWiki.
Thanks to Scannerman for the suggestion and directions to this location for these series of pics.

Also see the photos of the Tannery Island Mill in Carthage on Page 33.

Taken on 12/04/08
Ruins in Carthage, Guyot island



One of our website visitors - Betsy F. - has a photo and question, perhaps someone can answer or give insight into:
"Ryther and Pringle Co. Iron Works Company.  My grandfather invented the first motorized ice cutter and they were manufactured in this factory in Carthage Circa 1915. I have a picture of the building and was wandering if the ruins shown in your pictures are perhaps the remnants of that building. The ice cutter was called the Bruet-Duffer Ice Saw. Any other information available regarding this particular subject would be very much appreciated."

Taken on 12/04/08
Ruins in Carthage, Guyot Island

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Mill ruins in Carthage, Island

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Mill ruins in Carthage, Guyot Island

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Ruins in Carthage

Taken on 12/04/08
Mill ruins in Carthage, Guyot Island

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Old mill building or railroad building in Carthage, Grape Island



Jack S. says "This was the office of the Island Paper Mill. The mill was closed when the minimum wage law came into effect. The owner said no one would tell him how much to pay his help. The men were encouraged to find other jobs, but if they showed up to work they drew a paycheck." and "Several years ago there was an auction at this place, one of the items was a Duisenberg car."

Taken on 12/04/08
Google map showing where the pictures on this page were taken.

Also see the photo of the Tannery Island Mill in Carthage on Page 30.

Taken on 12/05/08 by Scannerman
Old canal, Carthage

Taken on 12/05/08 by Scannerman
Old canal, Carthage

Taken on 12/05/08 by Scannerman
Canal and mill ruins, Carthage



From Scannerman: "The not-too-far-above-water-level entrance to some underground part of what locals called 'the island paper mill'."

Taken on 12/05/08 by Scannerman
Close-up of previous pic, canal and mill ruins, Carthage

Taken on 12/05/08 by Scannerman
Old canal, Carthage

Taken on 12/05/08 by Scannerman
Old canal, Carthage