Sharpe also lists a mill in the Punkups area, which was founded by James Dawson, an Englishman. The property was also originally owned by a man by the name of Lees, who later had a son named Robert Lees. Dawson and Lees sold out to Ira Bradley and William Guthrie, and later the mill was sold to James and Samuel Radcliffe of Bristol.
    At one time there was a screw manufacturer at Quaker Farms, operated by H. E. Bidwell on Eight Mile Brook, about a mile south of the present Route 188. The small screws were sold to hardware dealers throughout the state, and parts of New York and Massachusetts states. The firm also manufactured auger screws for sale in Seymour and Westville, and shear screws for manufacturers of shears in South Britain and Naugatuck. It is said that a sawmill was also operated here at that time.
    At Red City Daguerreotype and ambrotype cases were made, and later William Tucker had a shop there for the manufacture of wagon wheels and horse equipment
    Numerous sawmills were in operation, throughout the town. In addition, hay rakes were built by Isaac Towner on the main road in the Center
    Sheldon Church, in 1852 owned a sawmill and nearly a square mile of land in timber.
    There was even at one time a turning shop, which manufactured croquet sets.
    A familiar name is found in a sawmill which originally was owned by William and Sheldon Church, and was later leased to Edward L. Hoadley.
    At one time there were eight dams with shops and mills in the area now comprising Oxford.
    There was also a cider distillery on Rock House Hill.
    A major industry was the manufacture of hats, and casks and kegs were made for the West Indian trade.
    There were also a number of shoe shops in the area, with shoes being exported to the city of New Haven and to the south there was a shoe shop at the south end of Riggs street, several on the main road from the Center to Southbury, and one in Quaker Farms.
    Terrance O'Neil, who is an Oxford native, recalls that there was a button factory on the O'Neil Road, about 100 yards north of the bridge. He spoke also of a grist mill at the pond below that location. The pond, known as Bidwell's Pond, also was the location of a sawmill, and a cider mill.
    "Just as you cross the bridge north of that bridge on the stream where the eight mile brook comes to Lake Quassapauge, there is an old wagon factory up in there, about 100 yards in," he recounted.
    There was also in early times a copper mine on the southeast of Copper Mine Road, which was owned by George Lum.