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.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic industrial site
industrial complex
textile mill complex
architecturalType multi-story brick mill buildings
associatedWithEvent 1912 Lawrence textile strike
associatedWithMovement American labor movement
country United States
developedInPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
economicRole contributed to regional industrialization of New England
major employer in Lawrence, Massachusetts
historicalEra American Industrial Revolution
industry textile manufacturing
laborForce child labor in the 19th and early 20th centuries
immigrant workers
women workers
locatedIn Essex County, Massachusetts
Lawrence, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Massachusetts
New England
notableFor dense concentration of textile factories along the Merrimack River
labor unrest and strikes
large-scale factory production of textiles
partOf New England textile industry
poweredBy water power from the Merrimack River
primaryProduct cotton textiles
woolen textiles
significance central role in New England’s mill economy
important site in American labor history
transportConnection served by rail lines in Lawrence, Massachusetts

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Great Stone Dam
Merrimack River
associatedWith
Bread and Roses Strike ("Lawrence textile mill owners")
opponent

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