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Slatersville

Rhode Island, United States
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Slatersville, Rhode Island, is a historic mill village founded by Samuel Slater, a key figure in the American textile industry. Slater, an English businessman, brought his knowledge of cotton manufacturing to the United States in 1789. With financial backing from Almy and Brown of Rhode Island, he established the first successful cotton mill in the U.S. in Pawtucket in 1793. He later founded Slatersville, which became a significant industrial center in New England. Rhode Island itself was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, transforming its economy from commerce to industry, with textiles remaining a dominant sector for many years.12

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