Francis Cabot Lowell was an American businessman, a member of the gifted Lowell family of Massachusetts and the principal founder of what is said to have been the world’s first textile …

In 1813 the first textile mill for processing raw cotton into finished cloth under one roof was established there. Industrialization followed, and the American Waltham Watch Company …

He was the principal founder of what is said to have been the world’s first textile mill that included all the operations needed to convert raw cotton into finished cloth.

Oct 28, 2025 · Abundant waterpower, a fine harbour, and a moist climate encouraged textile milling in the town as early as 1811, and by 1871 the city was a leading cotton-textile centre. It …

Oct 16, 2025 · Yankee ingenuity fostered much early handicraft-based industry, though the influx of unskilled, low-paid laborers from Europe during the 19th century was the necessary …

Samuel Slater, founder of the American cotton-textile industry. He gained a thorough knowledge of cotton manufacturing while an apprentice in England, and he later settled in the U.S., …

New England soon developed an important textile industry. It had swift streams for power and a humid climate, which kept cotton and wool fibers in condition for spinning and weaving.

The main economic activities are textile manufacture, agriculture, and high-tech businesses, particularly aerospace and defense operations. Area 824 square miles (2,133 square km).

Brandeis University, private coeducational institution of higher learning at Waltham, Massachusetts, founded in 1948 as the first Jewish-sponsored nonsectarian university in the …

4 days ago · Textile, boot, and machinery manufacturing began in Massachusetts (and Rhode Island) and set the groundwork for the eventual industrialization and urbanization of the …