LOCATION FILE
Old Slater Mill
FOLLOWPawtucket, RI
DIRECTIONS →OVERVIEW
The first successful water-powered cotton-spinning mill in the United States, built in 1793 and often called the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution. Its early workforce included children laboring in hazardous conditions, part of the mill's difficult social history.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Reports from tours and investigations describe children's laughter and footsteps, machinery sounds, and touches, often linked in local lore to those child workers.
VISITING
Open to the public as a historic site with tours and occasional evening investigations.
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EXTERNAL RESOURCES
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INVESTIGATION RECORD
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