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  2. William Gregg (industrialist) - Wikipedia

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    William Gregg (February 2, 1800 – September 12, 1867) was an ardent advocate of industrialization in the antebellum Southern United States and the founder of the Graniteville Mill, the largest textile mill in South Carolina during the antebellum period. Gregg was a revolutionary figure in the textile industry.

  3. Courtaulds - Wikipedia

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    Courtaulds was a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of fabric, clothing, artificial fibres, and chemicals.It was established in 1794 and became the world's leading man-made fibre production company before being broken up in 1990 into Courtaulds plc and Courtaulds Textiles Ltd.

  4. Lehigh Valley Silk Mills - Wikipedia

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    During the late 1800s silk was becoming popular with the growing middle class who wished to emulate the wealthy tycoons of the day. The growing industrialized American silk industry answered this demand. [2] After the Civil War, an American silk industry became established in Paterson, New Jersey. There, the silk manufacturers relied on skilled ...

  5. Slater Mill - Wikipedia

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    The mill and surrounding area were the site of early labor resistance, including the first factory strike in the United States, which was led by young women workers in 1824. [ 4 ] Slater Mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark on November 13, 1966, the first property to be listed on ...

  6. Historic former textile mill in Warrenville sold for $1.6 million

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    Last month, Warren Mill Invesco LLC paid $1.6 million for the historic former textile factory. The seller was Warren Mill LLC. Included in the deal, which closed Sept. 15, were several other ...

  7. Bates Mill - Wikipedia

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    The Bates Mill is a textile factory company founded in 1850 and located at 35 Canal Street in Lewiston, Maine. The mill served as Maine's largest employer through the 1860s, and early profits from the mill provided much of the initial capital for nearby Bates College. Currently, the mill buildings are home to several new businesses, apartments ...

  8. Amoskeag Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company was a textile manufacturer which founded Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. From modest beginnings it grew throughout the 19th century into the largest cotton textile plant in the world. [1] At its peak, Amoskeag had 17,000 employees and around 30 buildings. [1]

  9. Boston Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    The workers would wake to the factory bell at 4:40 in the morning. They would report to work at 5:00 and have a half-hour breakfast break at 7:00 a.m. They would then work until the half-hour- to forty-five-minute lunch break at noon. At 7:00 p.m. the factory would shut down and the workers would return to their company houses.

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