who built the first mill in the us
Paper is made at a paper mill. The first paper mills were built in China more than 2,000 years ago. Workers shredded recycled (used) rags and cloth to make paper. In 1690, William Rittenhouse built the first paper mill in the United States. American mills soon began making paper using the fiber from trees instead of old cloth. In addition to wood fiber, modern mills use recovered paper and wood chips to make paper. Recycling has always been part of papermaking. Recycling refers to the process of using old