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Cotton mills in the United States

  • Beverly Cotton ManufactoryIn 1787, Thomas Somers and James Leonard arrived in Beverly to build the first cotton mill in America. They recruited a group of investors including Capt.
  • Boston Manufacturing CompanyFrancis Cabot Lowell stood in the damp air of Lancashire, England, during 1810. He watched British textile machinery operate with a precision that American…
  • Slater MillSamuel Slater stood in Belper, England, as a young apprentice under industrialist Jedediah Strutt. He memorized the design of cotton spinning machines…