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Clearbrook Woolen Shop Story of a family mill and shop
William Lawrence Jr bought a woolen mill in 1939 in Chambersburg and moved to Clearbrook to build the Clearbrook Woolen Shop. During World War II the mill produced green army blankets for troops, then shifted to women’s wool products in 1945. The business expanded through the 1950s and 1960s with varied fabrics, sewing accessories, and a nationwide mailing list. The mill closed in 1972 but the shop remained a rustic landmark offering Italian wool angora blends, Scottish plaids, and education events for schools and a visiting California seamstress. Bill Lawrence III leads a busy, customer friendly operation.
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William Lawrence Jr
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Bill
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Maryland
Washington, D.C
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
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Virginia
California
Clearbrook Woolen
VPI
Radford
Indiana University At Pennsylvania
James Madison University
Anaheim
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Jim Lawrence
Bill Lawrence III