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Economic history of Massachusetts

  • Waltham-Lowell systemSamuel Slater opened his first spinning mill in Rhode Island during 1793. Moses Brown sponsored this venture with British immigrant expertise.
  • 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…