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Establishment of the first chocolate factory in the Thirteen Colonies

When
1765
Where
Lower Mills section of Dorchester
Episodes
1

In 1765, Irish chocolate maker John Hannon and American physician James Baker established the first chocolate mill and factory in the Thirteen Colonies at the Lower Mills in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Episodes

  1. 1765 · Lower Mills section of DorchesterFounding of the First Colonial Chocolate Factory

    John Hannon and James Baker opened the first chocolate mill and factory in the Thirteen Colonies at Dorchester's Lower Mills.

Background and detail

Factory Establishment. John Hannon imported cacao beans from the West Indies and refined them in Dorchester. He collaborated with Dr. James Baker, an American physician and investor, to open the colony's first chocolate mill and factory in the Lower Mills section.

People involved

Sources

  1. Dorchester, Boston Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30

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