The
community of Georgetown (where the northeast
corner of Wilton touches the southwest corner
of Redding) is dominated by the old Gilbert
and Bennett factory, where the first woven
wire sieves were produced. Their manufacturing
operations in Georgetown continued from
1830 until 1989.
Upstream
from the plant is the 12-acre Factory Pond.
This pond supplied power to the plant, but
its water was continually replenished from
Ridgefield's Great Pond, which Gilbert and
Bennett owned for that purpose. A small
tributary, Gilbert
& Bennett Brook enters Factory Pond
from the east.
Factory Pond above Gilbert and Bennett's
dam.
A pair of swans on Factory Pond.
Office of the Gilbert and Bennett Company.
The Norwalk River flows beside the Gilbert
and Bennett factory building in Georgetown.
