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Slater Mill

West Elevation of Slater Mill, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Pawtucket, Rhode Island · Built 1793

The Slater Mill was the first successful cotton factory, and the first water powered spinning mill using the Arkwright system of carding and spinning in North America.

Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Library of Congress item. Full drawing: West Elevation at loc.gov. No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted.