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S3E2 - Slater Mill and Slatersville
1796 - 1807 | Samuel Slater creates America's first water-powered cotton spinning mill and America's first factory town, giving Rhode Island the foundations it needs to move into the age of industrialization.
My Favorite Books on this Topic:
Samuel Slater and the Origins of the American Textile Industry, 1790 - 1860 by Barbara M. Tucker
The Transformation of Rhode Island, 1790 - 1860 by Peter J. Coleman
*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.
To learn more about this episode go to The Story of Rhode Island website
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1796 - 1807 | Samuel Slater creates America's first water-powered cotton spinning mill and America's first factory town, giving Rhode Island the foundations it needs to move into the age of industrialization.
My Favorite Books on this Topic:
Samuel Slater and the Origins of the American Textile Industry, 1790 - 1860 by Barbara M. Tucker
The Transformation of Rhode Island, 1790 - 1860 by Peter J. Coleman
*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.
To learn more about this episode go to The Story of Rhode Island website
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