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.

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instanceOf historical industry
manufacturing sector
associatedWith Lowell mill girls
company towns
labor unions
tenement housing
textile strikes
basedOn British textile technology
causeOf economic growth of New England
environmental pollution of rivers
shift from agrarian to industrial economy in New England
country United States of America
surface form: United States
declineCause competition from Southern U.S. mills
globalization of textile production
obsolete mill infrastructure
rising labor costs in New England
employs child labor
immigrant labor
mill operatives
women workers
hasPart bleaching and dyeing works
cotton mills
textile machinery shops
woolen mills
inception 1790s
industry textile manufacturing
influenced U.S. industrialization
development of mill towns
growth of transportation networks in New England
urbanization in New England
influencedBy Industrial Revolution
legacy historic mill buildings
labor reform movements in the United States
post-industrial redevelopment projects
locatedIn New England
United States of America
surface form: United States
mainProducts cotton textiles
knit goods
textile machinery
woolen textiles
worsted textiles
majorCenter Biddeford, Maine NERFINISHED
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
early 20th century
significantEvent decline after mid-20th century
early mechanization of textile production in the United States
rise of factory system in New England
startTime late 18th century
usesTechnology power looms
rail-based transportation
ring spinning
steam power
water-powered spinning

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Lawrence textile mills partOf New England textile industry
Pawtucket knownFor New England textile industry
this entity surface form: American Industrial Revolution
Great Falls of the Passaic River historicalPeriod New England textile industry
this entity surface form: American Industrial Revolution
Francis Cabot Lowell movement New England textile industry
this entity surface form: American Industrial Revolution
Lowell National Historical Park hasTheme New England textile industry
this entity surface form: American Industrial Revolution
Mill City associatedWith New England textile industry
this entity surface form: American Industrial Revolution
Arnold Print Works partOf New England textile industry
Boston Associates involvedIn New England textile industry
this entity surface form: American Industrial Revolution
Ayer Mill complex era New England textile industry
this entity surface form: American Industrial Revolution
Essex Company era New England textile industry
this entity surface form: American Industrial Revolution
Joseph Ettor associatedWith New England textile industry
Mulberry Grove plantation associatedWithHistoricalTheme New England textile industry
this entity surface form: Industrial Revolution in America
Albion Historic District associatedWith New England textile industry
this entity surface form: Blackstone River textile industry
Slatersville historicalEra New England textile industry
this entity surface form: American Industrial Revolution