Tag: Pawtucket
Pawtucket ( /pəˈtʌkɨt/) is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 71,148 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth largest city in the state.
Pawtucket is located 4 miles (6.4 km) north of downtown Providence, Rhode Island.
Pawtucket was a major contributor of cotton textiles during the American Industrial Revolution. Slater Mill, built in 1793 by Samuel Slater on the Blackstone River falls in downtown Pawtucket, was the first fully mechanized cotton-spinning mill in America. Slater Mill is known for developing a commercially successful production process not reliant on earlier horse-drawn processes developed in America. He constructed and operated machines for producing yarn. Other manufacturers continued, transforming Pawtucket into a center for textiles, iron working and other products.
The textile business in New England declined during the Great Depression with many manufacturers closing or moving their facilities South where operations and labor…
