 Illustration of Beverly Cotton Manufactory | |
| Cotton | |
|---|---|
| Brick | |
| Location | Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Owner | The Proprietors of the Beverly Cotton Manufactory |
| Coordinates | 42°34′22″N 70°53′34″W / 42.57278°N 70.89278°W |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1785 (started) |
| Completed | November 1, 1787 |
| Demolished | October 13, 1828 |
Beverly Cotton Manufactory was the first cotton mill built in America, and the largest cotton mill to be built during its era.[1][2][3][4] It was built hoping for economic success, but reached a downturn due to technical limitations of the then early production process and limitations of the machines being used. Being the birthplace and testing grounds of the cotton milling industry at the time, it has been called the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.
- ^ Bagnall, William R. The Textile Industries of the United States: Including Sketches and Notices of Cotton, Woolen, Silk, and Linen Manufacturers in the Colonial Period. Vol. I. Pg 97. The Riverside Press, 1893.
- ^ Walton, Perry. The Story of Textiles; A Bird's-Eye View of the History of the Beginning and the Growth of the Industry by Which Mankind Is Clothed. Pg 89. General Books LLC, 2009.
- ^ Davis, William Thomas. The New England States: Their Constitutional, Judicial, Educational, Commercial, Professional and Industrial History. Vol I. Pg 119. D.H.Hurd & co., 1897.
- ^ Galvin, William Francis, Sec. MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report, Beverly. Pg 12. Massachusetts Historical Commission, 1986.