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    The Slater Mill is a historic water-powered textile mill complex on the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, modeled after cotton...
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    of the spinning mule. Samuel put John Slater in charge of a large mill called the White Mill. By 1810, Slater held part ownership in three factories...
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  • Slate Mills may refer to: Slate Mills, Ohio, an unincorporated community in Ross County Slate Mills, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Rappahannock...
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    to as Slater-Marietta. In 1934, H. Nelson Slater, the mill founder, built Slater Hall, a community center for Slater village. In 1946, the Slaters sold...
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    William Slater (1728–1782) & Elizabeth Slater, farmers in the UK Samuel Slater (1768–1835), (founder of Slater Mill) married Hannah Slater (Wilkinson)...
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    important center of textile manufacturing. It is home to Slater Mill, a historic textile mill recognized for helping to found the Industrial Revolution...
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    Pawtucket that Samuel Slater set up Slater Mill in 1793, using the waterpower of the Blackstone River to power his cotton mill. For a while, Rhode Island...
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    of the mill, and Slater personally supervised them closely. The first child workers were hired in 1790. Slater first tried to staff his mill with women...
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  • Look up Slater or slater in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A slater is a tradesperson who works with slate. Slater may also refer to: Slater Brothers...
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    history. The first successful textile mill in the United States was Slater Mill, established by Samuel Slater in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1793. With...
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