Old Slater Mill
- Also Known As: Slater Mill Historic Site
- Address: Roosevelt Ave
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1790/00/00 | Samuel Slater | Work | Pawtuckets importance as the birthplace of American industry dates to 1790 when Samuel Slater arrives in Rhode Island. During the next three years, Slater, under the patronage of Moses Brown of Providence, reconstructs the Arkwright spinning frame. | |||
1790/00/00 | Moses Brown of Providence | Owner | Pawtuckets importance as the birthplace of American industry dates to 1790 when Samuel Slater arrives in Rhode Island. During the next three years, Slater, under the patronage of Moses Brown of Providence, reconstructs the Arkwright spinning frame. | |||
1793/00/00 | Samuel Slater opens the first successful cotton mill in the United States. | |||||
1795/00/00 | William Bates (Textile Pioneer) | Work | William Bates, who was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, began working in the textile industry at the age of 8, including the Slater cotton factory in Rhode Island. |
Particulars for Old Slater Mill: | |
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Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Industry |
Area of Significance | Invention |
Historic Use | Manufacturing facility |
Level of Significance | National |
Criteria | Person |
Owner | Private |
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