Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures
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The Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures was an 18th-century American industrial corporation chartered to promote large-scale manufacturing and economic development, notably through the planned industrial city of Paterson, New Jersey.
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| Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures Context triple: [Paterson, New Jersey, founder, Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures]
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Lowell textile mills
The Lowell textile mills were a pioneering 19th-century American industrial complex in Lowell, Massachusetts, known for large-scale cotton textile production and their influential "Lowell system" of factory labor.
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Lawrence textile mills
Lawrence textile mills were a major complex of 19th- and early 20th-century industrial textile factories in Lawrence, Massachusetts, that played a central role in New England’s mill economy and American labor history.
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C.
The Manhattan Company
The Manhattan Company was a historic New York financial institution founded in 1799 that evolved through mergers into part of what became Chase Manhattan Bank.
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D.
Hartford Steam Boiler
Hartford Steam Boiler is a U.S.-based specialty insurer and engineering services company best known for its equipment breakdown insurance and risk management solutions for industrial and commercial clients.
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E.
Tredegar Iron Works
Tredegar Iron Works is a historic 19th-century ironworks complex in Richmond, Virginia, best known as a major supplier of iron and munitions to the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures Target entity description: The Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures was an 18th-century American industrial corporation chartered to promote large-scale manufacturing and economic development, notably through the planned industrial city of Paterson, New Jersey.
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A.
Lowell textile mills
The Lowell textile mills were a pioneering 19th-century American industrial complex in Lowell, Massachusetts, known for large-scale cotton textile production and their influential "Lowell system" of factory labor.
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B.
Lawrence textile mills
Lawrence textile mills were a major complex of 19th- and early 20th-century industrial textile factories in Lawrence, Massachusetts, that played a central role in New England’s mill economy and American labor history.
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C.
The Manhattan Company
The Manhattan Company was a historic New York financial institution founded in 1799 that evolved through mergers into part of what became Chase Manhattan Bank.
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D.
Hartford Steam Boiler
Hartford Steam Boiler is a U.S.-based specialty insurer and engineering services company best known for its equipment breakdown insurance and risk management solutions for industrial and commercial clients.
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E.
Tredegar Iron Works
Tredegar Iron Works is a historic 19th-century ironworks complex in Richmond, Virginia, best known as a major supplier of iron and munitions to the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early American industrial corporation
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state-chartered corporation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Federalist economic policy
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early American industrialization ⓘ |
| charteredBy |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
State of New Jersey
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| charterType | special legislative charter ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
diversification of the early U.S. economy beyond agriculture
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growth of American textile production ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| economicModel | public–private partnership ⓘ |
| economicSector |
industrial development
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manufacturing ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| financing |
sale of shares
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state support ⓘ |
| founded | 1791 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Alexander Hamilton ⓘ |
| governance | board of directors ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish Paterson as an early American manufacturing center
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one of the earliest large-scale industrial development corporations in the United States ⓘ |
| industry |
textile manufacturing
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water-powered manufacturing ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent American industrial town planning ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Alexander Hamilton’s Report on Manufactures ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to the development of the Paterson Great Falls industrial district ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey ⓘ Paterson, New Jersey ⓘ |
| notableProject | planned industrial city of Paterson, New Jersey ⓘ |
| policyContext | early U.S. protectionist and developmental policies ⓘ |
| purpose |
develop water-powered industry
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promote economic development ⓘ promote large-scale manufacturing ⓘ |
| received |
monopoly on water power at Great Falls
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special privileges from the State of New Jersey ⓘ tax exemptions ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Passaic River
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surface form:
Passaic River Valley
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| status | defunct ⓘ |
| urbanRole | developer of a planned industrial city ⓘ |
| usedNaturalResource | Great Falls of the Passaic River ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | water power ⓘ |
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Subject: Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures Description of subject: The Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures was an 18th-century American industrial corporation chartered to promote large-scale manufacturing and economic development, notably through the planned industrial city of Paterson, New Jersey.
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