• The Slater Mill is a historic water-powered textile mill complex on the banks of the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, Rhode Island...
  • The Slater Mill national historic Park is absolutely beautiful in downtown Pawtucket Rhode Island.
  • Slater Mill was powered by water flowing from the Blackstone River. Samuel Slater’s machines produced the first cotton thread in 1793.
  • Slater Mill was another place I had always meant to visit while living in Rhode Island but never did. The mill is part of a historical complex that includes the...
  • The Brown House and Wilkinson Mill are currently closed for restoration work. Old Slater Mill is open mid-April - early December on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays...
  • In addition to this mill, Slater and his family opened a number of other mills in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
  • Did you know that Slater Mill, one of the most important historic sites in Rhode Island, was transferred in March 2021 to the U.S. National Park Service?
  • Your new home at Slater Cotton Mill awaits you. Conveniently located in historic Pawtucket, just minutes outside of Providence, Rhode Island, our...
  • the water wheel inside the mill.
  • Slater also developed the “Rhode Island System,” a management style where an entire family, including children between 7 and 12 years old, is hired to work in...