62. MILLS: Ann & Hope

<p>Ann & Hope… were two women. Then the words became the name of a ship, followed by a mill, and later a store. This week, I’ll bring you along as I learn the story of the Ann & Hope Mill and the discount department store that shared its name. And along the way, we’ll even uncover a bit of a mystery. </p><p><i>Episode Source Material</i></p><ul><li><a href="https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/RI-01-CU5">Ann and Hope Store Complex (Ann and Hope Mill, Lonsdale Mill) | SAH ARCHIPEDIA</a></li><li><a href="https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/ann-hope-mill-sells-for-3-5-million/article_a4785104-72ff-11ec-bac8-5316b566f834.html">Ann & Hope mill sells for $3.5 million | News | valleybreeze.com</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wpri.com/business-news/developers-unveil-proposal-for-vacant-ann-hope-building/">Developers unveil proposal for old Ann & Hope building | WPRI.com</a></li><li><a href="https://preservation.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur406/files/pdfs_zips_downloads/survey_pdfs/cumberland.pdf">HistoricandArchitectural Resources of Cumberland, Rhode Island</a></li><li><a href="https://rhodesgallery.home.blog/2018/10/17/the-hermit-of-study-hill-where-are-reverand-blackstones-bones/">The Hermit of Study Hill: Where are Blackstone’s bones? – Rhode's Gallery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nps.gov/blrv/learn/historyculture/brownandives.htm">Brown and Ives</a></li><li><a href="https://www.riamco.org/render?eadid=US-RHi-mss9sg2&view=biography">Lonsdale Company Records (MSS 9 SG 2)</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_%26_Hope">Ann & Hope - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2020/05/07/passages-irwin-chase-co-founder-of-ann-hope-department-store-paved-way-for-walmart-kmart/1231794007/">Passages: Irwin Chase, co-founder of Ann & Hope department store, paved way for Walmart, Kmart</a></li><li><a href="https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/-walmart-revolution_104444796470.pdf">The Wal-Mart Revolution</a></li><li><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=iPWjNoSS9