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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merrimack Manufacturing Company | 1 |
| Merrimack Manufacturing Company (historical) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Manchester, New Hampshire
this entity surface form:
Merrimack Manufacturing Company
this entity surface form:
Merrimack Manufacturing Company (historical)