Samuel Slater (1768 - 1835) was referred to by some as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution." In 1811, Slater moved to Massachusetts and built new cotton mills as well as one of the ...

In 1793 Slater worked alongside Brown and designed the first textile mill in the country before building several other mills in the Pawtucket area and eventually moving to the Webster area in 1812.

Key developments included Slater's Mill, which marked the start of the textile industry, and the introduction of powered machines, leading to the Industrial Revolution.

Object Details inventor Slater, Samuel Slater, Samuel Description The Smithsonian's first label for Slater's Spinning Frame was written by textiles curator Frederick L. Lewton in 1912 for an ...

"When Chris Roberts, the man behind the Samuel Slater Experience, first started looking for a place to tell this story, he was really looking for one of Slater's mills," said Van Reed.

A visit to the Slater Memorial Museum and the Perry Mill. The Slater Memorial Museum offers visitors a glimpse into the richness and diversity of the human experience through its art and history ...

Object Details inventor Slater, Samuel Slater, Samuel Description The Smithsonian's first label for Slater's Spinning Frame was written by textiles curator Frederick L. Lewton in 1912 for an ...