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Batavia Community Information

The first manufacturing business in Big Woods was John Gregg's blacksmith shop. Because the water from the Fox River could be used for power, factories were built upon its banks. The pond stretched from Illinois Ave. and Church St on the north to First St on the south. At First St. the water ran through man made channels to the factories to feed the turbines that ran their equipment. The men who built the factories here made windmills, farm wagons and paper .

In 1844, the VanNortwick family built a dam on the north end of the island to produce waterpower. They built a grain mill. The company was called Batavia Mills, they produced 500 barrels of flour a week, shipping much of it to Chicago. The mill burned down in 1872 and was not rebuilt. The VanNortwicks also built a sawmill, running the company for many years.

A distillery was built at 27 N River St for the making of wine to be shipped to Chicago. Going out of business the building was used for a barrel factory, giving way in two years to a company that manufactured sorghum, then a flax mill. This building even served as Batavia's first jail for a short period of time.

In 1864 the Batavia Creamery was built, shipping product to Chicago and even as far away as New Orleans and England. There was a large pit in front of the creamery where all the spoiled milk was dumped, thus earning it's name as Buttermilk Alley, this area is now State St. Benjamin Danforth built a shop in 1851 at the corner of College and Church Streets, shipping a full railroad car monthly to Chicago. Levi Newton arrived in Batavia in 1854, building a shop to manufacture farm wagons. The shop burned down in 1874, but was rebuilt. By 1887 it was one of the largest wagon factories in the United States, making 5,000 wagons a year. The factory closed down in 1916.