Massachusetts’ textile and paper mills were crucial drivers of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. More than 150 years later, the state’s $2B cannabis industry is reinvigorating its many ...
The first thing you notice when you arrive in Lawrence, Massachusetts, are the mills — picturesque five- and six-story red brick buildings that stretch into the distance along the Merrimack River. A ...
ED: WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK OF MILLS IN MASSACHUSETTS, THEY PROBABLY THINK OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY, FALL RIVER AND NEW BEDFORD. MARIA: BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND LONGEST ...
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BEDFORD. BUT YOU REALLY DON’T KNOW WHAT GOES ON INSIDE THESE MILL BUILDINGS IN NEW BEDFORD UNLESS YOU REALLY GO IN BRICK FACADE AND MASSIVE WINDOWS HIDE A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES IN NEW BEDFORD. I MEAN ...
UMass Dartmouth is hosting an international colloquium on the impact of the textile mill economy on Portuguese-Americans. The event will bring together scholars from three continents to discuss the ...
What was it like for the operatives (people who operated the machines) in Lowell’s textile mills? Every worker had a different experience. While earning cash wages for long hours, some workers found ...