Workers from Connecticut Valley Manufacturing Co. Alfred Wright in center front. Connecticut Valley Manufacturing Co. E.E. Dickinson Factory Complex, Circa 1950. Alfred M. Wright (1838-1906)—with his horse.. Worcester Salt Train. E.E. Dickinson Distillery, 1955, where witch hazel was made. The weather vane, in the shape of a witch, has since been stolen. Alfred Wright (1838-1906)—owner of the Connecticut Valley Manufacturing Co. Also State Legislator from Essex.