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Industrial archaeological sites in the United States

  • 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…