Slater Mill Historic Site - Pawtucket Museum

  • 67 Roosevelt Avenue
    Pawtucket, RI 02860-2127
  • +1 401 725 8638
  • www.slatermill.org
Average Rating
5.0
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Admission:
$9
Open Dates:
Mar.-June, Oct., and Nov., Tues.-Sat. 11-3; July-Sept., Tues.-Sat. 10-5
Slater Mill Historic Site
67 Roosevelt Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860-2127
Amenities
  • Wheelchair Accessible
Description
  • ... is a Living History museum where you can take part in the lives of the New England villagers, inventors, artisans, and entrepreneurs who created the American Industrial Revolution. As you stroll the grounds and enter the authentic ... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • In 1793, Samuel Slater and two Providence merchants built the first factory in America to produce cotton yarn from water-powered machines. The ... more on Fodor's
  • ... on the Blackstone River in Pawtucket, RI, is generally cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in America. It is modeled after a mill in England where Samuel Slater, the mill's founder, had been an employee. Moses Brown ... more on En.wikipedia.org
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5.0
Worth the trip

(09/14/05)

... this place is that it's very well kept. All the work ever done on the building has been kept true to the time. My father took part in its restoration. Worth the trip ... By A Yahoo! User from R.I. Resident, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Reviews from Yahoo! Travel

Directions

From Pawtucket, RI - Head south on Roosevelt Ave toward Leather Ave.

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