Today in history
Subtitle: December 20
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Subjects: Textile factories; Cotton manufacture; History; Textile industry; Textile workers
Other titles: December 20; First American cotton mill
Description: Presents information on the first American cotton mill built in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on Dec. 20, 1790. The mill was built by Samuel Slater, an English immigrant. Includes links to features on textile history and textile workers.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.