Cotton mill

The cotton mill is a type of factory that was created to house spinning and weaving machinery. The first cotton mill was built in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England by Richard Arkwright.

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Factory - Spinning - Weaving - Machine - 1771 - Cromford - Derbyshire - England - Richard Arkwright

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The first cotton mill in the United States was in Lowell, Massachusetts, and built by Francis Cabot Lowell, who traveled to Manchester, England to study its mill system and memorized their construction.

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United States - Lowell, Massachusetts - Manchester, England

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