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The city of
Fall River, Massachusetts Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States census, making it the List of municipalities in Massachusetts, tenth-largest city in the state, and the second- ...
once had over 120 cotton
textile mill Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful good ...
s and was the leading cotton textile center in the United States during the late 19th century and early 20th century. There are currently about 65 historic
textile mill Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful good ...
s remaining in the city, as well as other related structures. Many have been added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
.


Existing historic textile mills


Other existing historic manufacturing mills


Other existing notable mill related structures


Non-extant mills


See also

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History of Fall River, Massachusetts For much of its history, the city of Fall River, Massachusetts has been defined by the rise and fall of its cotton textile industry. From its beginnings as a rural outpost of the Plymouth Colony, the city grew to become the largest textile producin ...
*
List of mills in New Bedford, Massachusetts The city of New Bedford, Massachusetts once had about 70 textile mills, operated by 28 establishments with over 3.7 million spindles at its peak around 1920, and was among the leading cotton textile centers in the United States during the early 2 ...
* List of Registered Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts * List of mills in Holyoke, Massachusetts *
List of mills in Oldham This list of mills in Oldham, lists textile factories that have existed in the town of Oldham, within Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. From the Industrial Revolution until the 20th century, Oldham was a major ce ...


References

{{FallRiverMA - Economic history of Massachusetts * Fall River Mills Fall River
Mills Mills is the plural form of mill, but may also refer to: As a name * Mills (surname), a common family name of English or Gaelic origin * Mills (given name) *Mills, a fictional British secret agent in a trilogy by writer Manning O'Brine Places U ...