• In 1955, it opened as a museum. Restoration of the nearby Wilkinson Mill (built 1810–1811) was completed in 1978 as part of the Slater Mill site.[5].
  • Slater Mill is the beginning of everything from machine made goods and hourly wages, to planned communities and labor unions.
  • Over a century, OSMA expanded the site to include the 1810 Wilkinson Mill, the 1758 Sylvanus Brown House, Hodgson-Rotary Park, and Slater Mill Park.
  • Known as the Slater Mill, it was the first water powered textile mill in America. The original mill was six windows wide and two and ½ stories tall.
  • Slater Mill is a historic textile mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. ... Info :Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark, 67 Roosevelt AvenuePawtucket, RI 02860.
  • Nestled in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the Slater Mill stands as a historic textile mill complex, a testament to the birth of American industrialization.
  • The scene in 2021: As explained in more detail in the previous post, Slater Mill is often regarded as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in America.
  • Built in 1793, Slater Mill was America's first water-powered textile mill, bringing the Industrial Revolution to the United States.
  • What happened at Slater’s Mill? Slater established his first mi in 1790 on the Blackstone River in Rhode Island. It was one of the first factories in the United State.
  • Slater Mill opened as the first working water-powered mill in the country in 1793. This marked the birth of the American Industrial Revolution.