New England textile industry
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The New England textile industry was a historically significant manufacturing sector centered in the northeastern United States, known for its early adoption of mechanized textile production and its major role in the region’s economic and urban development during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Industrial Revolution | 9 |
| New England textile industry canonical | 3 |
| Blackstone River textile industry | 1 |
| Industrial Revolution in America | 1 |
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Target entity: New England textile industry Context triple: [Lawrence textile mills, partOf, New England textile industry]
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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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American Textile History Museum
The American Textile History Museum was a cultural institution dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of textiles, textile manufacturing, and their impact on American industry and society.
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Lowell mill girls
The Lowell mill girls were young women, mostly from New England farms, who worked in the early 19th-century textile factories in Lowell, Massachusetts and became notable for their labor activism and role in the early American industrial workforce.
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Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: New England textile industry Target entity description: The New England textile industry was a historically significant manufacturing sector centered in the northeastern United States, known for its early adoption of mechanized textile production and its major role in the region’s economic and urban development during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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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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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.
American Textile History Museum
The American Textile History Museum was a cultural institution dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of textiles, textile manufacturing, and their impact on American industry and society.
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D.
Lowell mill girls
The Lowell mill girls were young women, mostly from New England farms, who worked in the early 19th-century textile factories in Lowell, Massachusetts and became notable for their labor activism and role in the early American industrial workforce.
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E.
Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures
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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Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical industry
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manufacturing sector ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lowell mill girls
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company towns ⓘ labor unions ⓘ tenement housing ⓘ textile strikes ⓘ |
| basedOn | British textile technology ⓘ |
| causeOf |
economic growth of New England
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environmental pollution of rivers ⓘ shift from agrarian to industrial economy in New England ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| declineCause |
competition from Southern U.S. mills
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globalization of textile production ⓘ obsolete mill infrastructure ⓘ rising labor costs in New England ⓘ |
| employs |
child labor
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immigrant labor ⓘ mill operatives ⓘ women workers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bleaching and dyeing works
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cotton mills ⓘ textile machinery shops ⓘ woolen mills ⓘ |
| inception | 1790s ⓘ |
| industry | textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. industrialization
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development of mill towns ⓘ growth of transportation networks in New England ⓘ urbanization in New England ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| legacy |
historic mill buildings
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labor reform movements in the United States ⓘ post-industrial redevelopment projects ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mainProducts |
cotton textiles
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knit goods ⓘ textile machinery ⓘ woolen textiles ⓘ worsted textiles ⓘ |
| majorCenter |
Biddeford, Maine
NERFINISHED
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Fall River, Massachusetts ⓘ Holyoke, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewiston, Maine ⓘ Lowell, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ New Bedford, Massachusetts ⓘ Pawtucket ⓘ
surface form:
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Woonsocket, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
decline after mid-20th century
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early mechanization of textile production in the United States ⓘ rise of factory system in New England ⓘ |
| startTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
power looms
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rail-based transportation ⓘ ring spinning ⓘ steam power ⓘ water-powered spinning ⓘ |
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Subject: New England textile industry Description of subject: The New England textile industry was a historically significant manufacturing sector centered in the northeastern United States, known for its early adoption of mechanized textile production and its major role in the region’s economic and urban development during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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