The Spaulding and Frost Cooperage was a white pine barrel cooperage located in Fremont, New Hampshire and the oldest cooperage in the United States. The cooperage was established in 1874 by Jonas Spaulding Jr., father of New Hampshire governors Huntley N. Spaulding and Rolland H. Spaulding. The cooperage remained in business until 1999, surviving two fires during its operation. On August 15, 1997, the cooperage ceased operations.
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edit- Built - 1874 Google Books
- 1st devistating fire - 1921 NH Hist marker, need extra source for fire
- 2nd devistating fire - Dec 6, 1973 Nashua Telepraph article
Background info for J. Spaulding & Sons
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Paywall Article, deserves looking into
Need to dig up GBoWR from 1998 to verify largest barrel in the world