Lawrence textile mills
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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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historic industrial site
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industrial complex → textile mill complex → |
| architecturalType |
multi-story brick mill buildings
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| associatedWithEvent |
1912 Lawrence textile strike
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| associatedWithMovement |
American labor movement
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| country |
United States
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| developedInPeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century → |
| economicRole |
contributed to regional industrialization of New England
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major employer in Lawrence, Massachusetts → |
| historicalEra |
American Industrial Revolution
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| industry |
textile manufacturing
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| laborForce |
child labor in the 19th and early 20th centuries
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immigrant workers → women workers → |
| locatedIn |
Essex County, Massachusetts
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Lawrence, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Massachusetts → New England → |
| notableFor |
dense concentration of textile factories along the Merrimack River
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labor unrest and strikes → large-scale factory production of textiles → |
| partOf |
New England textile industry
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| poweredBy |
water power from the Merrimack River
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| primaryProduct |
cotton textiles
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woolen textiles → |
| significance |
central role in New England’s mill economy
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important site in American labor history → |
| transportConnection |
served by rail lines in Lawrence, Massachusetts
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Great Stone Dam
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Merrimack River → |
associatedWith |
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Bread and Roses Strike
("Lawrence textile mill owners")
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opponent |