Landscape of Industry: An Industrial History of the Blackstone Valley
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (719 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1584657774 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 196 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Yet 200 years ago the Blackstone was a whirring engine of the American Industrial Revolution. The area was instrumental in the shift from an agricultural to a manufacturing economy. Old maps, prints, and photographs illustrate essays by historians and National Park Service rangers.”—Boston Globe. “The Blackstone River is sleepy as it twists and turns from Worcester to Pawtucket, R.I. Slater Mill in Pawtucket was the nation’s first successful water-powered cotton-spinning mill. To celebrate the region’s past, University Press of New England and the Worcester Historical Museum have produced Landscape of Industry: An Industrial History of the Blackstone Valley
"Water power creating industries" according to Oliver Nichelson. Well produced history of manufacturing rise in the area due to water power. Wish there could be a history of how pre-industrial farmers relied on water resources.. Before the railroads there were This subject interested me because the Blackstone Canal Bikeway is probably the best I have ever been on. It follows the old towpath or adjacent abandoned railroad right of way ( ironically since said Railroad killed the canal, and is now gone itself ). High quality book in terms of the paper and photos. A good read as well. How different than railroads this must have be
In 1790, American craftsmen built the first machines that successfully used waterpower to spin cotton. Cullon, Jennifer Desai, Gray Fitzsimons, Richard E. America’s first factory, Slater Mill, was constructed on the banks of the Blackstone River. The revolution in harnessing the power of water spread quickly through the valley and in other areas of New England, leading to the erection of new structures, changes to the landscape, and radically altered ways in which people lived and worked. The unique hi