Amoskeag Manufacturing Company

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Amoskeag Manufacturing Company was a major 19th- and early 20th-century textile manufacturer that became one of the largest cotton textile plants in the world and a central driver of Manchester, New Hampshire’s industrial growth.

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instanceOf cotton mill
industrial company
textile manufacturer
architectOfMills Amoskeag Millyard NERFINISHED
builtHousingFor mill workers
builtInfrastructure canals
machine shops
mills
worker housing
closed 1936
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developedArea Manchester millyard NERFINISHED
economicImpactOn Manchester, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
era 19th century
early 20th century
founded 1831
foundedAs Amoskeag Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Manchester, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
hiredWorkersFrom French Canadian immigrants
Irish immigrants
other European immigrants
incorporatedIn New Hampshire NERFINISHED
industry cotton manufacturing
industrial manufacturing
textile industry
knownFor large integrated textile complex
scale of cotton manufacturing operations
vertical integration of textile production
legacy historic Amoskeag Millyard in Manchester, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
locatedIn Manchester, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
New England
New Hampshire
locatedOnRiver Merrimack River NERFINISHED
peakEmployment more than 15,000 workers
predecessor Amoskeag Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED
product cotton cloth
denim
fire engines
gingham
machinery
sheeting
shirting
steam locomotives
textile yard goods
reasonForDecline changing textile markets
competition from Southern textile mills
role driver of industrial growth in Manchester, New Hampshire
major employer in Manchester, New Hampshire
one of the largest cotton textile plants in the world
one of the largest textile manufacturers in the world
significantPlace Manchester, New Hampshire NERFINISHED

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Amoskeag Falls associatedWithCompany Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Manchester developedAround Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
subject surface form: Manchester, New Hampshire
Amoskeag Millyard developedBy Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Boston Associates established Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
this entity surface form: Merrimack Manufacturing Company
Pawtucket Canal governingBody Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
this entity surface form: Merrimack Manufacturing Company (historical)
Millyard Museum topic Amoskeag Manufacturing Company