Merrimack Manufacturing Company
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Merrimack Manufacturing Company was a prominent early 19th-century textile mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, central to the rise of American industrialization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merrimack Manufacturing Company canonical | 3 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cotton mill
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historic company ⓘ industrial company ⓘ textile mill ⓘ |
| architecturalType | multi-story brick mill building ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Merrimack River water power system
ⓘ
planned industrial city of Lowell ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicImpact |
contributed to early U.S. industrial economy
ⓘ
contributed to growth of Lowell as a major textile center ⓘ |
| employed | young women from New England farms ⓘ |
| hadFacilityType | water-powered mill ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the Merrimack River ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the historical industrial landscape of Lowell ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of early large-scale integrated textile production in America
ⓘ
illustrates transition from artisanal to factory production in the United States ⓘ |
| industry |
cotton textiles
ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of factory towns in New England
ⓘ
subsequent textile mills in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lowell, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Lowell National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway |
Merrimack River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pawtucket Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lowell mill system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lowell textile mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | water power ⓘ |
| product |
cotton cloth
ⓘ
woven textiles ⓘ yard goods ⓘ |
| role |
central to the rise of American industrialization
ⓘ
pioneer of large-scale textile manufacturing in the United States ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
American Industrial Revolution
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
contributed to emergence of a female industrial workforce
ⓘ
shaped early American factory labor practices ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | connected to canal and rail systems in Lowell ⓘ |
| usedLaborSystem |
Lowell system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mill girl labor system ⓘ |
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