feb 12, 1813 - Lowell Factories/Factory System 1813
Description:
Characteristics of the factory system –all under one (1) roof
raw materials in one door
assembly line
finished product out another door
Samuel Slater in 1793 introduces machines to America (Textile Mills)
First factories were built in New England
Textile mills make thread and cloth
Lowell Factories(Mills) 1813
Built by Francis Cabot Lowell
An experiment / innovation in the Textile Industry where young girls would live and work in a town built by textile mill owners.
Girls made $2.00/week and paid $1.25 for room and board to live in the boardinghouses.
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Date:
feb 12, 1813
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~ 212 years ago