Mystery Location No. 280: November 21, 2021

Graveyardbride
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Mystery Location No. 280: November 21, 2021 Nov 22, 2021 3:12:21 GMT -5

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Post by Graveyardbride on Nov 22, 2021 3:12:21 GMT -5

Second Clue: Traitor
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First Clue: Justice
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Please read carefully before attempting to name the Location.

Following is the primary clue for Mystery Location No. 280:

Today, the location is the picture of serenity, but at one time, the place was far from tranquil and what went on inside the big brightly colored building with the pretty cupola was criminal. It is said that sometimes at night, anguished cries reverberate through the old structure – the auditory residue of the sins of a not-so-distant past.

Each day, a new clue will be posted until someone names the location, providing the street address, city and state, as well as the room or apartment number, if applicable, (or province/country if located outside the US) and an explanation as to how each clue applies to the location. If no one correctly names the location, the contest will end at midnight (Eastern time), Saturday, November 27, 2021. Please note, the contest ends at midnight in the Eastern Time Zone. If you live in a different time zone, please make adjustments so you will know what time it ends where you are.

You may discuss the location with other members by posting your comments using the “reply” option, but please do not attempt to name the location until you are absolutely certain of your answer and you are able to post the street address, city, state, etc., along with a photo, or link to a photo, of the Location.

For those of you who remember our old Mystery Locations contest, the point system has changed. Now, if you name the location on the first day, i.e., Sunday, before midnight (ET), you will receive 7 points. Thereafter, the points will depend on the number of clues that have been provided when you name the Location as indicated below. If you name the Location after the first clue, you will receive 6 points, etc., as indicated below. However, after the Sixth (last clue) is provided on Saturday, you must name the location before midnight (EST) Saturday night. Upon accumulation of sufficient points, winners may choose an item from our Prize List.

Sunday (or before First Clue is provided) - 7 points
First Clue (Monday) - 6 points
Second Clue (Tuesday) - 5 points
Third Clue (Wednesday) - 4 points
Fourth Clue (Thursday) - 3 points
Fifth Clue (Friday) - 2 points
Sixth Clue (Saturday before midnight) - 1 point

If you wish, you may collaborate with another member and if the two of you win, points will be divided between the two of you.

This contest is meant to be fun, so, as before, we ask that you conduct yourself accordingly. To prevent any accusations of favoritism, Kitty has been advised of the name and address of the Location and will not be participating in this week’s contest.

Last Edit: Nov 23, 2021 5:56:46 GMT -5 by Graveyardbride

Graveyardbride Administrator Posts: 8,197	Mystery Location No. 280: November 21, 2021 Nov 22, 2021 11:10:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Graveyardbride on Nov 22, 2021 11:10:54 GMT -5 First Clue: Justice

Graveyardbride Administrator Posts: 8,197	Mystery Location No. 280: November 21, 2021 Nov 23, 2021 5:57:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Graveyardbride on Nov 23, 2021 5:57:07 GMT -5 Second Clue: Traitor

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Mystery Location No. 280: November 21, 2021 Nov 23, 2021 8:51:39 GMT -5 aprillynn93 likes this

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Post by julia on Nov 23, 2021 8:51:39 GMT -5

I believe this is the Slater Mill, 67 Roosevelt Avenue on the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The Blackstone River is named for the first white settler in the area, but it also shares a name with Justice William Blackstone, an English jurist who said, “It is better to let the crime of a guilty person go unpunished than to condemn the innocent.”

The Slater Mill was built by Samuel Slater, known as “Slater the Traitor” in England because he memorized British textile factory machinery designs and brought them to America. He eventually owned 13 spinning mills.

Like all 18th- and 19th-century textile mills, the Slater Mill employed children, some as young as 4-years-old, who were forced to work 12 hours a day in winter and 16 hours a day in the summer. The children often got caught in the machinery and many were killed while others lost hands, feet, arms and legs. When a child died, or lost a limb, he or she was replaced by another child because children were paid less and easier to control than adult workers. People say it is the “anguished cries” of children who lost their lives or limbs in the mill that are still heard today – “the auditory residue of the sins of a not-so-distant past.”

kitty Elder Posts: 1,066	Mystery Location No. 280: November 21, 2021 Nov 23, 2021 8:59:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kitty on Nov 23, 2021 8:59:05 GMT -5 That's it, Julia. Congratulations. It is a very peaceful looking place to have such a violent past.

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Mystery Location No. 280: November 21, 2021 Nov 25, 2021 23:06:06 GMT -5 mintjulep likes this

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Post by catherine on Nov 25, 2021 23:06:06 GMT -5

Like all 18th- and 19th-century textile mills, the Slater Mill employed children, some as young as 4-years-old, who were forced to work 12 hours a day in winter and 16 hours a day in the summer. The children often got caught in the machinery and many were killed while others lost hands, feet, arms and legs. When a child died, or lost a limb, he or she was replaced by another child because children were paid less and easier to control than adult workers. People say it is the “anguished cries” of children who lost their lives or limbs in the mill that are still heard today – “the auditory residue of the sins of a not-so-distant past.”

Children and mill employees in general were treated a lot worse in the north than slaves were treated on Southern plantations. Southerners had money invested in slaves, so they were well-fed and received medical treatment when they were ill in order to increase production. The damned yankees had nothing invested in their mill workers and there was a non-ending supply of children to replace those killed or injured in the machinery. What's more, many of those hypocritical mill owners were staunch abolitionists, even though what they were doing to the local population was much worse than slavery.

Mystery Location No. 280: November 21, 2021

Post by Graveyardbride on Nov 22, 2021 3:12:21 GMT -5

Post by Graveyardbride on Nov 22, 2021 11:10:54 GMT -5

Post by Graveyardbride on Nov 23, 2021 5:57:07 GMT -5

Post by julia on Nov 23, 2021 8:51:39 GMT -5

Post by kitty on Nov 23, 2021 8:59:05 GMT -5

Post by catherine on Nov 25, 2021 23:06:06 GMT -5