The year 1798 saw Noah Clark bring his family to the area now known as Clark Mills to establish a tavern that served pioneers traveling through what was then a wilderness. Reportedly his wife's poor health and the loneliness of the location caused Noah Clark to return to Connecticut around 1800. The Clarks seemed to forget about the land they had purchased here until 1840 when Noah's grandsons, Emos, Ralph and Bailey decided to locate here and build a factory for spinning short-staple cotton. This era saw the establishment of a post office and a period of prosperity.
     Cousins of the Clarks named Fitzsimmons, ultimately became owners and operators of the cotton mill. The company did not prosper under their mismanagement and was forced to call it quits. The hamlet of Clark Mills was reduced to being a virtual ghost town until a wealthy Englishman named Arthur Hind and his partner, Mr. Harrison, purchased the defunct mill and imported their workers along with their skills from England, where they had a factory. This enabled Hind & Harrison to circumvent the disadvantages caused by the McKinley Tariff.
     In 1943, the business became the Clark Mills Company which lasted only a few years. The mill closed for good in 1948. Since then the hamlet has been a quiet residential or "bedroom" community. Most of the current residents are employed elsewhere.

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