Rhode Island textile industry

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rhode_Island_textile_industry
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:industry
gptkbp:beganIn late 18th century
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:urban_development
immigration
economic growth
gptkbp:declinedAfter 20th century
gptkbp:employs gptkb:women
children
immigrants
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:United_States
international markets
gptkbp:facedCompetitionFrom gptkb:Southern_United_States
foreign imports
gptkbp:historicalSignificance birthplace of American Industrial Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rhode Island textile industry
gptkbp:influencedBy British textile industry
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Samuel_Slater
gptkbp:legacy heritage tourism
historic mill villages
preserved mill buildings
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Rhode_Island
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Pawtucket
gptkb:Providence
gptkb:Woonsocket
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Slater_Mill_Museum
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Valley_Falls_Company
gptkb:Slater_Mill
gptkb:Hope_Mill
gptkb:Lonsdale_Company
gptkb:Royal_Mill
gptkb:Saylesville_Mill
gptkbp:peakPeriod 19th century
gptkbp:product cotton textiles
woolen textiles
gptkbp:provides water power
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Industrial_Revolution
New England textile industry
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Blackstone_River
gptkb:Pawtuxet_River
gptkb:Woonasquatucket_River
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Moses_Brown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5