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Omaha Steve

(103,471 posts)
Sun Dec 20, 2015, 07:18 PM Dec 2015

12-20-15 The Father of American Manufacturing in 2:00


http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/december-20-the-father-of-american-manufacturing/




On this day in labor history the year was 1790. That was the day that work for many living in the new country of the United States began to change in a significant way. Samuel Slater operated the first cotton spindle machine to spin yarn in the U.S in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The 48-spindle machine ran on the water power of Pawtucket Falls.

2 minute audio at link.

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