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A mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more mills or factories (usually cotton mill
Cotton mill

A cotton mill is a factory housing spinning and weaving machinery. Cotton was a leading sector in the Industrial Revolution, as cotton spinning was mechanised in mills....
s or factories producing textiles).

he United Kingdom, the term "mill town" often refers to the 19th century textile-manufacturing
Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by Spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands known as yarn....
 towns of northern England
Northern England

Northern England, the North, the North of England, or the North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line....
 and the Scottish Lowlands
Scottish Lowlands

The Scottish Lowlands , although not officially a geographical area of the country, in normal usage is generally meant to include those parts of Scotland not referred to as the Scottish Highlands , that is, everywhere due south and east of a line between Stonehaven and Helensburgh ....
, particularly those in Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
 (cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
) and Yorkshire
Yorkshire

Yorkshire is a Historic counties of England of northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Because of its great size, over time functions were increasingly undertaken by its subdivisions, which have been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire....
 (wool
Wool

Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, of animals in the Caprinae family, principally domestic sheep, but the hair of certain species of other Mammalia such as cashmere goat, llamas, rabbits and keeshonds may also be called wool....
). Manchester
Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
 was bestowed with the name Cottonopolis
Cottonopolis

Cottonopolis is a name given to the city of Manchester, in England. First bestowed during the 19th century, it denotes a metropolis of cotton and cotton mills, as inspired by Manchester's status as the international centre of the cotton and textile processing industries during this time....
 as its immediate region was considered a metropolis
Metropolis

A metropolis , also referred to as a metropolitan, is a big city, in most cases with over half a million inhabitants in the city proper, and with a population of at least one million living in its Agglomeration....
 of cotton processing mills.






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A mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more mills or factories (usually cotton mill
Cotton mill

A cotton mill is a factory housing spinning and weaving machinery. Cotton was a leading sector in the Industrial Revolution, as cotton spinning was mechanised in mills....
s or factories producing textiles).

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, the term "mill town" often refers to the 19th century textile-manufacturing
Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by Spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands known as yarn....
 towns of northern England
Northern England

Northern England, the North, the North of England, or the North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line....
 and the Scottish Lowlands
Scottish Lowlands

The Scottish Lowlands , although not officially a geographical area of the country, in normal usage is generally meant to include those parts of Scotland not referred to as the Scottish Highlands , that is, everywhere due south and east of a line between Stonehaven and Helensburgh ....
, particularly those in Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
 (cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
) and Yorkshire
Yorkshire

Yorkshire is a Historic counties of England of northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Because of its great size, over time functions were increasingly undertaken by its subdivisions, which have been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire....
 (wool
Wool

Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, of animals in the Caprinae family, principally domestic sheep, but the hair of certain species of other Mammalia such as cashmere goat, llamas, rabbits and keeshonds may also be called wool....
). Manchester
Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
 was bestowed with the name Cottonopolis
Cottonopolis

Cottonopolis is a name given to the city of Manchester, in England. First bestowed during the 19th century, it denotes a metropolis of cotton and cotton mills, as inspired by Manchester's status as the international centre of the cotton and textile processing industries during this time....
 as its immediate region was considered a metropolis
Metropolis

A metropolis , also referred to as a metropolitan, is a big city, in most cases with over half a million inhabitants in the city proper, and with a population of at least one million living in its Agglomeration....
 of cotton processing mills. One of the most famous references to the early mills was in the poem/hymn "Jerusalem
And did those feet in ancient time

"And did those feet in ancient time" is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton: a Poem. The date on the title page of 1804 for Milton is probably when the plates were begun but the poem was printed c....
" by William Blake
William Blake

William Blake was an English people English poetry, Painting, and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both poetry and the visual arts of the Romanticism....
, in which "those dark satanic mills" were used to symbolise the injustice that a new Jerusalem ought to replace.

The British textile industry never fully recovered after the Great Depression
Great Depression in the United Kingdom

This article deals with the effects of the Great Depression of the 1930s - also known as the Great Slump - on the United Kingdom....
, and its decline continued after the Second World War when it was unable to compete with the growing Indian textile industry. It is said that Gandhi was jeered when he visited mill towns on his 1931 tour of Britain, as many locals blamed his policies for causing unemployment. There are still a minority of mills left in operation today however. In addition, many mill buildings have conservation orders on them, and some have been converted into blocks of flats.

The term mill town has seen something of a revival in the British media since the debate over relations between whites and Asians
British Asian

The term British Asian is used to refer to British nationality law who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from South Asia, or the Indian subcontinent....
 began in the aftermath of riots in several mill towns. The term conveniently groups together towns on both sides of the Pennines
Pennines

The Pennines are a low-rising mountain range in northern England and southern Scotland. They separate the North West England from Yorkshire and the North East England....
 that suffer from racial segregation and sometimes significant racial tension
Racism

Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that Race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race....
. Many mill towns in northern England are known today as "mill and mosque towns" because of their large Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
 populations.

Bradford
Bradford

Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield....
 has seen several riots in recent years whilst Burnley
Burnley

Burnley is a large market town in the Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies east of Blackburn and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder, Lancashire and River Brun....
, Dewsbury
Dewsbury

Dewsbury is a market town within the Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Wakefield, and lies by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation....
 and Oldham
Oldham

Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk and River Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester....
 have all had suffered one riot each (see Oldham Riots
Oldham Riots

The Oldham Riots were a short but intense period of violent rioting which occurred in Oldham, a town in Greater Manchester, England, in May 2001....
 and Bradford Riot
Bradford Riot

The Bradford Riots were a short but intense period of rioting which began on July 7, 2001, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It occurred as a result of heightened tension between ethnic minority communities and the city's white majority, stoked by confrontation between the Anti-Nazi League and far right groups such as the National Front....
). After the Second World War, thousands of migrants from both the Caribbean
Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
 and the Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent

The Indian subcontinent is a large section of the Asian continent consisting of the land lying substantially on the Indian Plate. The subcontinent includes parts of various countries in South Asia, including those on the continental crust , an Island#Continental islands country on the continental shelf , and an Island#Oceanic islands countr...
 settled in the mill towns to fill the labour shortage in the industry; they often moved to the traditional working-class areas whilst the White working-class moved out to the newly built estates after the war.

Many mill towns have a symbol of the textile industry in their town badge. Some towns may also have statues dedicated to textile workers (e.g. Colne) or have a symbol in the badge of local schools (e.g. Ossett School
Ossett School

Ossett School and Sixth Form College is the only high school in Ossett, a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England.The student uniform for Year 11 pupils consists of a black sweater, with black or grey trousers, with suitable coloured lanyard, to inform what community they are in....
).

The list below includes some towns where textiles was not the predominant industry. For example, mining was also a key industry in Wigan and Leigh in Lancashire, and in Ossett in Yorkshire.

Cheshire mill towns

  • Congleton
    Congleton

    Congleton is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dane, and to the west of the Macclesfield Canal. It has a population of 22,763....
  • Hyde
    Hyde, Greater Manchester

    Hyde is a town within the Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. Historic counties of England a part of Cheshire, Hyde has a population of 31,253 ....
  • Macclesfield
    Macclesfield

    Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of about 50,688 . It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Macclesfield ....
  • Stalybridge
    Stalybridge

    Stalybridge is a town within the Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is to the northwest of Glossop, to the east of Manchester and to the north of Stockport....
† - Hyde and Stalybridge used to be in Cheshire, but are now part of Greater Manchester.


Lancashire mill towns

Mill Chimney, Blackburn, Uk
* Accrington
Accrington

Accrington is a town within the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, in North West England. It lies about north of Manchester city centre and north of Greater Manchester situated on the mostly culvert River Hyndburn....
  • Ashton-under-Lyne
    Ashton-under-Lyne

    Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in the Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Tame, Greater Manchester, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines....
  • Bacup
    Bacup

    Bacup is a town within the Rossendale of Lancashire, England, near the border with West Yorkshire. It lies north of Manchester, east of Preston, and southeast of the county town of Lancaster....
  • Blackburn
    Blackburn

    Blackburn is a large town in Lancashire, England. It lies to the north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of the city of Preston, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester....
  • Bolton
    Bolton

    Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West England region of England.Situated close to the West Pennine Moors, north west of the city of Manchester, it is the largest and most populous settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, the former county borough of Bolton has a population of 139,403, though this figure d...
  • Burnley
    Burnley

    Burnley is a large market town in the Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies east of Blackburn and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder, Lancashire and River Brun....
  • Bury
    Bury

    Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester....
  • Calder Vale
    Calder Vale

    Calder Vale is an English village, located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. It lies on the River Calder, Wyre in a deep valley with only a single road providing access to it....
  • Chadderton
    Chadderton

    Chadderton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies along the course of the River Irk and the Rochdale Canal, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines, west of Oldham, south of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester....
  • Chorley
    Chorley

    Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry. As recently as the 1970s the skyline was dominated by numerous factory chimneys, but most are now demolished: remnants of the industrial past include Morrison's chimney and a few other mill buildings, and the streets of...
  • Colne
    Colne

    Colne is the second largest town and civil parish in the Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 20,000. It lies 6 miles north-east of Burnley, 25 miles east of Preston, 25 miles north of Manchester and 30 miles west of Leeds....
  • Darwen
    Darwen

    Darwen is a market town in Lancashire, England extending onto the West Pennine Moors. Along with its northerly neighbour, Blackburn, it forms the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen - a unitary authority area....
  • Failsworth
    Failsworth

    Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground, on the course of the Rochdale Canal and north bank of the River Medlock....
  • Heywood
    Heywood, Greater Manchester

    Heywood is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Roch and is east of Bury, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north of the city of Manchester....
  • Lees
    Lees, Greater Manchester

    Lees is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground on the east side of the River Medlock, east of Oldham, and east-northeast of Manchester....
  • Leigh
    Leigh, Greater Manchester

    Leigh is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is south east of Wigan, and 12 miles west of Manchester....
  • Manchester
    Manchester

    Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
  • Middleton
    Middleton, Greater Manchester

    Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Irk, south-southeast of Rochdale, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester....
  • Nelson
    Nelson, Lancashire

    Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 28,998 in 2001. It lies 4 miles north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....
  • Oakenclough
    Oakenclough

    Oakenclough is a English village located on the edge of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire.Oakenclough is a small and scattered community, which appears to have developed largely as a result of a paper mill being sited here to make use of the water power available from the swiftly flowing River Calder, Wyre....
  • Oldham
    Oldham

    Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk and River Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester....
  • Padiham
    Padiham

    Padiham is a small town and civil parish on the River Calder, Lancashire, about west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill. It is part of the Burnley but also has its own town council with varied powers....
  • Preston
    Preston

    Preston is a city and non-metropolitan district of Lancashire, in North West England. It is located on the north bank of the River Ribble, and was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom's reign....
  • Radcliffe
    Radcliffe, Greater Manchester

    Radcliffe is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the course of the River Irwell, south-west of Bury and north-northwest of Manchester....
  • Ramsbottom
    Ramsbottom

    Ramsbottom is a small town on the border of Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. With a total population of 14,635, Ramsbottom is split between the Rossendale and Metropolitan Borough of Bury Districts of England....
  • Rochdale
    Rochdale

    Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester....
  • Royton
    Royton

    Royton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies by the source of the River Irk, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines, north-northwest of Oldham, south-southeast of Rochdale and northeast of the city of Manchester....
  • Shaw and Crompton
    Shaw and Crompton

    Shaw and Crompton is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the Pennines, north of Oldham, southeast of Rochdale, and to the northeast of the city of Manchester....
  • Wigan
    Wigan

    Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester in England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester, and east-northeast of Liverpool....
† - denotes as a town from the historic county boundaries
Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxons kingdoms and shires....
 of Lancashire, but now in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of List of ceremonial counties of England by population. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Metropolitan Borough of...
.


Yorkshire mill towns

  • Barnoldswick
    Barnoldswick

    Barnoldswick is a town and civil parish within the West Craven area of the Pendle in Lancashire, England just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....
  • Batley
    Batley

    Batley is a town within the Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies southeast of Bradford, southwests of Leeds and north of Dewsbury, near the M62 motorway....
  • Bingley
    Bingley

    Bingley is a market town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....
  • Bradford
    Bradford

    Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield....
  • Brighouse
    Brighouse

    Brighouse is the second largest town in the metropolitan district of Calderdale in the county of West Yorkshire, England.The United Kingdom Census 2001 gave the town's population as 32,198....
  • Cleckheaton
    Cleckheaton

    Cleckheaton is a town within the Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and south-west of Leeds....
  • Dewsbury
    Dewsbury

    Dewsbury is a market town within the Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Wakefield, and lies by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation....
  • Elland
    Elland

    Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Halifax, West Yorkshire, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation....
  • Halifax
    Halifax, West Yorkshire

    Halifax is a large market town within the Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 82,056 in the United Kingdom Census 2001....
  • Hebden Bridge
    Hebden Bridge

    Hebden Bridge is a market town within the Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and lies eight miles west of Halifax, West Yorkshire and fourteen miles north east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and Hebden Water....
  • Heckmondwike
    Heckmondwike

    Heckmondwike is a small town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, which is located geographically at the centre of West Yorkshire, England, south west of Leeds....
  • Holmfirth
    Holmfirth

    Holmfirth is a small town located on the A6024 road in the Holme Valley, within the Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. centred upon the confluence of the River Holme and the River Ribble, West Yorkshire, Holmfirth is six miles south of Huddersfield, and broadly consists of stone-built cottages nestled in the Pennines....
  • Huddersfield
    Huddersfield

    Huddersfield is a large market town within the Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
  • Keighley
    Keighley

    Keighley is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated northwest of Bradford and is at the confluence of the River Aire and the River Worth....
  • Morley
    Morley, West Yorkshire

    Morley is a market town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately south-west of Leeds city centre....
  • Mytholmroyd
    Mytholmroyd

    Mytholmroyd is a town within the Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies east of Hebden Bridge and west of Halifax, West Yorkshire....
  • Ossett
    Ossett

    Ossett is a market town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on junction 40 of the M1 motorway, half-way between Dewsbury, to the west, and Wakefield, to the east....
  • Pudsey
    Pudsey

    Pudsey is a market town in West Yorkshire, England. Effectively a suburb of Leeds, it is part of the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, and is located between Bradford and Leeds....
  • Shipley
    Shipley, West Yorkshire

    Shipley is a town in West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford, England and north-west of Leeds....
  • Skipton
    Skipton

    Skipton is a civil parish and historic market town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is a popular tourist destination in its own right, as well as being a convenient base for visitors to the Yorkshire Dales ....
  • Sowerby Bridge
    Sowerby Bridge

    Sowerby Bridge is a market town that lies within the Upper Calder Valley in the district of Calderdale in the county of West Yorkshire, in northern England....
  • Todmorden
    Todmorden

    Todmorden is a market town and civil parish, within the Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and has a total population of 11,826....
  • Yeadon
    Yeadon, West Yorkshire

    Yeadon is a town within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. It is home to Leeds Bradford International Airport....
† - Barnoldswick used to be in Yorkshire, but is now part of Lancashire.


On his tour of northern England
Northern England

Northern England, the North, the North of England, or the North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line....
 in 1849, Scottish publisher Angus Reach said:

United States


New England

Amoskeag Canal, Sheeler
Beginning with technological information smuggled out of England by Francis Cabot Lowell, large mills were established in New England
New England

New England is a region of the United States located in the northeastern corner of the country, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Canada and New York State, and consisting of the modern U.S....
 in the early to mid 19th century. Mill towns, sometimes planned, built and owned as a company town
Company town

A company town is a town or city in which all real estate, buildings , utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company ....
, grew in the shadow of the industries. The region became a manufacturing powerhouse along rivers like the Housatonic River
Housatonic River

The Housatonic River is a river, approximately 149 mi long, in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It flows south to southeast, and drains about of southwestern New England into Long Island Sound....
, Shetucket River
Shetucket River

The Shetucket River is a tributary of the Thames River , approximately 25 mi long, in eastern Connecticut in the United States.It is formed at Willimantic, Connecticut by the junction of the Willimantic River and Natchaug River rivers....
, Blackstone River
Blackstone Valley

The Blackstone Valley or Blackstone River Valley is a region of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It is the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution....
, Merrimack River
Merrimack River

The Merrimack River is a -long river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset River and Winnipesaukee River rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport, Massachusetts....
, Nashua River
Nashua River

The Nashua River, 37.5 miles long, is a tributary of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the United States. It is formed in eastern Worcester County, Massachusetts, by junction of its north and south branches near Lancaster, Massachusetts, and flows generally north-northeast past Groton, Massachusetts to join the Merrim...
, Cochecho River
Cochecho River

The Cochecho River or Cocheco River is a tributary of the Piscataqua River, 38.3 miles long, in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It rises in northern Strafford County and runs southeastward, through the town of Farmington, New Hampshire and the cities of Rochester, New Hampshire and Dover, New Hampshire, where it provides hydroelectri...
, Saco River
Saco River

The Saco River is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. It drains a rural area of of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, Maine, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Saco Bay , from its source....
, Androscoggin River
Androscoggin River

The Androscoggin River is a river in the United States states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is 178 miles long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean....
, Kennebec River
Kennebec River

The Kennebec River is a river, 150 mi long, in the state of Maine in the northeastern United States. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west central Maine....
 or Winooski River
Winooski River

The Winooski River is a tributary of Lake Champlain, approximately 90 miles long, in northern Vermont in the United States. Although not Vermont's longest river, it is one of the state's most significant, forming a major valley way from Lake Champlain through the Green Mountains towards the Connecticut River valley....
.
"In the nineteenth century, saws and axes made in New England cleared the forests of Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
; New England ploughs broke the prairie
Prairie

Prairie refers to temperate grasslands of North America. These are areas of low topographic relief that historically supported grasses and herbs, with few or no trees, having a generally mesic habitat climate....
 sod, New England scales weighed wheat and meat in Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
; New England serge
Serge

Serge is a type of twill textile that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two-up, two-down weave. The worsted variety is used in making military uniforms, suit s, great and trench coats....
 clothed businessmen in San Francisco; New England cutlery
Cutlery

Cutlery refers to any hand implement used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food in the Western world. It is more usually known as Silver or flatware in the United States, where cutlery can have the more specific meaning of knives and other cutting instruments....
 skinned hides
Rawhide

Rawhide is a Hides or animal skin that has not been exposed to tanning. It is much lighter in color than leather made by traditional vegetable tanning....
 to be tanned
Tanning

Tanning is the process of making leather, which does not easily Decomposition, from the skins of animals, which do. Often this uses tannin, an acidic chemical compound....
 in Milwaukee and sliced apples to be dried in Missouri
Missouri

Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....
; New England whale oil
Whale oil

Whale oil is the oil obtained from the blubber of various species of whales, particularly the three species of Right Whale and the Bowhead Whale prior to the modern era, as well as several other species of baleen whale....
 lit lamps across the continent; New England blankets warmed children by night and New England textbooks preached at them by day; New England guns armed the troops; and New England die
Die

Die may refer to:...
s, lathe
Lathe

A lathe is a machine tool which spins a block of material to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or Deformation_ with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object which has rotational symmetry about an axis of rotation....
s, loom
Loom

A loom is a machine or device for weaving thread or yarn into textiles. Looms can range from very small hand-held frames, to large free-standing hand looms, to huge automatic mechanical devices....
s, forge
Forge

A forge is the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith. A forge is sometimes referred to as a smithy.The basic smithy contains a forge, also known as a hearth, for heating metals....
s, presses and screwdrivers outfitted factories far and wide." - Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs, Order of Canada, Order of Ontario was an United States-born Canadian urbanist, writer and activist. She is best known for ?The Death and Life of Great American Cities? , a powerful critique of the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in the United States....
, The Economy of Cities, 1969
In the 20th century, alternatives to water power were developed, and it became more profitable for companies to manufacture textiles in southern states where cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
 was grown and winters did not require significant heating costs. Finally, the Great Depression
Great Depression

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 acted as a catalyst that sent several struggling New England firms into bankruptcy
Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay its creditors. Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against a debtor in an effort to recoup a portion of what they are owed or initiate a restructuring....
.

Connecticut mill towns
Assawaga Mill, Dayville, Ct
American Thread Co
* Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in and the former county seat of Fairfield County, Connecticut, the city had an estimated population of 137,912 in 2006 and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area....
  • Danbury
    Danbury, Connecticut

    Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It has an estimated population of 78,736. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County & is the seventh largest city in Connecticut....
  • Enfield
    Enfield, Connecticut

    Enfield is a New England town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 45,212 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Hartford
    Hartford, Connecticut

    Hartford is the Capital of the Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County, Connecticut on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, south of Springfield, Massachusetts....
  • Killingly
    Killingly, Connecticut

    Killingly is a New England town in Windham County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 16,472 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Manchester
    Manchester, Connecticut

    Manchester is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town had a total population of 54,740....
  • Middletown
    Middletown, Connecticut

    Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the south-central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford, Connecticut....
  • Naugatuck
    Naugatuck, Connecticut

    Naugatuck is a consolidated town and borough in New Haven County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 30,989 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • New Haven
    New Haven, Connecticut

    New Haven is the third largest municipality in Connecticut, after Bridgeport, Connecticut and Hartford, with a core population of about 124,000 people....
  • New London
    New London, Connecticut

    New London is a wikt:seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, southeastern Connecticut....
  • Norwich
    Norwich, Connecticut

    Norwich, known as "The Rose of New England," is a city in, and former county seat of, New London County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States....
  • Seymour
    Seymour, Connecticut

    Seymour is a New England town located in western New Haven County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 15,454 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Shelton
    Shelton, Connecticut

    Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 38,101 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Torrington
    Torrington, Connecticut

    Torrington is the largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut and the northwestern Connecticut region. It is also the core city of the largest United States micropolitan area in the United States....
  • Vernon
    Vernon, Connecticut

    Vernon is a New England town in Tolland County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 28,063 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Waterbury
    Waterbury, Connecticut

    Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck River Valley, 33 miles southwest of Hartford, Connecticut....
  • Willimantic
  • Winchester
    Winchester, Connecticut

    Winchester is a New England town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,664 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Windham
    Windham, Connecticut

    Windham is a New England town in Windham County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. It contains the city of Willimantic, Connecticut and the villages of Windham Center, Connecticut, North Windham,Connecticut, and South Windham, Connecticut....
  • Windsor Locks
    Windsor Locks, Connecticut

    Windsor Locks is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,043 at the 2000 United States Census....


Maine mill towns
Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper Mills
Cumberland Mills, Westbrook, Me
* Anson
  • Auburn
    Auburn, Maine

    Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, Maine, United States. It is one of two principal cities of and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area ....
  • Biddeford
    Biddeford, Maine

    Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, Maine, United States. It is the largest city in the county, and is the 6th largest in the State. It is the most southerly incorporated city in the State of Maine and the principal commercial center of York County....
  • Brunswick
  • Chisholm
    Chisholm, Maine

    Chisholm is a census-designated place in the New England town of Jay, Maine in Franklin County, Maine, Maine, United States. The population was 1,399 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Corinna
    Corinna, Maine

    Corinna is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, Maine, United States. The population was 2,145 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Bangor, Maine, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  • Lewiston
    Lewiston, Maine

    Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County, Maine in the U.S. state of Maine and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 35,690 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Lincoln
    Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine

    Lincoln is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, Maine, United States. The population was 5,221 at the 2000 United States Census. The town is named after Maine's sixth governor, Enoch Lincoln....
  • Lisbon Falls
    Lisbon Falls, Maine

    Lisbon Falls is a census-designated place in the New England town of Lisbon, Maine, located in Androscoggin County, Maine, Maine, United States....
  • Livermore Falls
    Livermore Falls, Maine

    Livermore Falls can refer to either of two entities in the U.S. state of Maine:*Livermore Falls , Maine*Livermore Falls , Maine...
  • Millinocket
    Millinocket, Maine

    Millinocket is a town with a mill in Penobscot County, Maine, Maine, United States. The population was 5,203 at the 2000 United States Census. Millinocket is both a forest products and recreational area....
  • Milo
  • Newport
  • Old Town
    Old Town, Maine

    Old Town is a city in Penobscot County, Maine, Maine, United States. The population was 8,130 at the 2000 United States Census. The city's developed area is chiefly located on a relatively large island, though its boundaries extend beyond that....
  • Orono
    Orono, Maine

    Orono is a New England town in Penobscot County, Maine, Maine, United States. It was first settled in 1774 and named in honor of Chief Joseph Orono of the Penobscot....
  • Pittsfield
  • Rumford
  • Saco
    Saco, Maine

    Saco is a city in York County, Maine, Maine, United States. The population was 16,822 at the 2000 United States Census. It is home to Ferry Beach State Park, Funtown Splashtown USA, Thornton Academy, as well as General Dynamics Armament Systems , a subsidiary of the defense contractor General Dynamics....
  • Sanford
    Sanford, Maine

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  • Skowhegan
    Skowhegan, Maine

    Skowhegan is a New England town in and the county seat of Somerset County, Maine, Maine, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town population was 8,824....
  • Waterville
    Waterville, Maine

    Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The population was 15,605 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Westbrook
    Westbrook, Maine

    Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 16,142 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Portland, Maine–South Portland, Maine–Biddeford, Maine, Maine Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area....


Massachusetts mill towns
Mill Street, Attleboro, Ma
Arlington Mills, Lawrence, Ma
Merrimack Falls, Lawrence, Ma
* Adams
Adams, Massachusetts

Adams is a New England town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  • Amesbury
    Amesbury, Massachusetts

    The Town of Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. In 1890, 9798 people lived in Amesbury; in 1900, 9473; in 1910, 9894; in 1920, 10,036; and in 1940, 10,862....
  • Athol
    Athol, Massachusetts

    Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,299 at the 2000 census.Athol is a scenic community located between the picturesque Tully Mountains to the north and the Quabbin Reservoir to the south....
  • Attleboro
    Attleboro, Massachusetts

    Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States and is immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers, Attleboro had a population of 42,068 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Chicopee
    Chicopee, Massachusetts

    Chicopee is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States of America. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area....
  • Clinton
    Clinton, Massachusetts

    Clinton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,435 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Clinton, please see the article Clinton , Massachusetts, Massachusetts....
  • Dalton
    Dalton, Massachusetts

    Dalton is a New England town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Dalton is considered by some to be a suburb of the nearby city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts....
  • Fall River
    Fall River, Massachusetts

    Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, Massachusetts, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island and west of New Bedford, Massachusetts....
  • Fitchburg
    Fitchburg, Massachusetts

    Fitchburg is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,102 at the 2000 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State College as well as 19 public and private elementary and high schools....
  • Gardner
    Gardner, Massachusetts

    Gardner, Massachusetts is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,770 as of the 2000 census....
  • Grafton
    Grafton, Massachusetts

    Grafton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,894 at the 2000 census. Grafton is known for a Nipmuc village, now known as Hassanamisco Reservation, early settlement, in 1718, and early industrial period, filming of "Ah Wilderness" in its northeast village, once known as New Engla...
  • Greenfield
    Greenfield, Massachusetts

    Greenfield is a city in Franklin County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,168 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County, Massachusetts....
  • Haverhill
    Haverhill, Massachusetts

    Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 58,969 at the 2000 census. Haverhill is home to Northern Essex Community College....
  • Holyoke
    Holyoke, Massachusetts

    Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, on the banks of the Connecticut River. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area....
  • Hudson
    Hudson, Massachusetts

    Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,113 at the 2000 census, and estimated to have reached about 19,580 in 2007....
  • Lawrence
    Lawrence, Massachusetts

    Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 72,043....
  • Lowell
    Lowell, Massachusetts

    Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 105,167....
  • Lynn
    Lynn, Massachusetts

    Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An older industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park....
  • Maynard
  • Methuen
    Methuen, Massachusetts

    Methuen is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 43,789 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Milford
    Milford, Massachusetts

    Milford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,799 according to the United States Census, 2000....
  • Millbury
    Millbury, Massachusetts

    Millbury is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,784 at the 2000 census. The town is part of the Blackstone Valley#Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor....
  • Monson
    Monson, Massachusetts

    Monson is a New England town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,359 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area....
  • New Bedford
    New Bedford, Massachusetts

    New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, located about 51 miles south of Boston, Massachusetts, 28 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, and about 12 miles east of Fall River, Massachusetts....
  • North Adams
    North Adams, Massachusetts

    North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  • North Andover
    North Andover, Massachusetts

    North Andover is a New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 27,202 at the 2000 census....
  • Orange
    Orange, Massachusetts

    Orange is a New England town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,518 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area....
  • Pittsfield
    Pittsfield, Massachusetts

    Pittsfield is the largest city in and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County....
  • Russell
    Russell, Massachusetts

    Russell is a New England town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,657 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area....
  • Southbridge
    Southbridge, Massachusetts

    The Town of Southbridge is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,214, at the 2000 census....
  • Springfield
    Springfield, Massachusetts

    Springfield is the largest city on the Connecticut River, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States.In the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 154,082....
  • Taunton
    Taunton, Massachusetts

    Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. It is the county seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area....
  • Uxbridge
    Uxbridge, Massachusetts

    Uxbridge is a town in southeastern Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. The town is a suburb of Worcester, Massachusetts, New England's second largest city and center of higher education....
  • Waltham
    Waltham, Massachusetts

    One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
  • Ware
    Ware, Massachusetts

    Ware is a New England town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,707 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area....
  • Webster
    Webster, Massachusetts

    Webster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,415 at the 2000 census. Webster is also home to the Commerce Insurance Company with its headquarters located on 211 Main Street....
  • Winchendon
    Winchendon, Massachusetts

    Winchendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,611 at the 2000 census. Home to Winchendon State Forest, the town includes the villages of Waterville and Winchendon Springs....
  • Worcester
    Worcester, Massachusetts

    Worcester is a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts in the United States. A 2006 estimate put the population at 175,898, making it the estimated second-largest city in New England, after Boston, Massachusetts....


New Hampshire mill towns
Noon Hour At Amoskeag Mills
Jackson Mills, Nashua, Nh
* Belmont
Belmont, New Hampshire

Belmont is a New England town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,716 at the 2000 census....
  • Berlin
    Berlin, New Hampshire

    Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County, New Hampshire in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,331 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Claremont
    Claremont, New Hampshire

    Claremont is a city in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 13,151 at the 2000 census. ...
  • Dover
    Dover, New Hampshire

    Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. The population was 26,884 at the 2000 census....
  • Franklin
    Franklin, New Hampshire

    Franklin is a city in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 8,405, the lowest of any of New Hampshire's 13 cities....
  • Gorham
    Gorham, New Hampshire

    Gorham is a New England town in Coos County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,895 at the 2000 census. Gorham is located in the White Mountains , and parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the south and northwest....
  • Greenville
    Greenville, New Hampshire

    Greenville is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,224 at the 2000 census.The primary settlement in Greenville, where over 50% of the population resides, is defined as a census-designated place and is located at the junction of New Hampshire Routes New Hampshire Route 31, New Ha...
  • Groveton
    Groveton, New Hampshire

    Groveton is a census-designated place in the town of Northumberland, New Hampshire in Coos County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States....
  • Harrisville
    Harrisville, New Hampshire

    Harrisville is a New England town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. Besides the town center, it also includes the village of Chesham, New Hampshire....
  • Keene
    Keene, New Hampshire

    Keene is a city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 22,955 at the United States Census, 2000. The estimated population was 22,834 in 2007, according to the State Data Center....
  • Laconia
    Laconia, New Hampshire

    Laconia is a city in Belknap County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 16,411 at the 2000 census, which makes it the 9th-largest city in the state....
  • Lancaster
    Lancaster, New Hampshire

    Lancaster is a New England town in Coos County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA, on the Connecticut River named after Lancaster, Lancashire. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,280, the second largest in the county after Berlin, New Hampshire....
  • Lebanon
    Lebanon, New Hampshire

    Lebanon is a city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 12,568 at the 2000 census. Lebanon is located in western New Hampshire, south of Hanover, New Hampshire, near the Connecticut River....
  • Lincoln
    Lincoln, New Hampshire

    Lincoln is a New England town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,271 at the 2000 census. Lincoln, the second-largest town by area in New Hampshire, includes the village of North Lincoln and the former village site of Stillwater....
  • Manchester
    Manchester, New Hampshire

    Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the largest city of northern New England, an area composed of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine....
  • Milford
    Milford, New Hampshire

    Milford is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States, on the Souhegan River. The population was 13,575 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Milton
    Milton, New Hampshire

    Milton is a New England town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,910 at the 2000 census. A manufacturing, resort and residential town, Milton includes the village of Milton Mills....
  • Nashua
    Nashua, New Hampshire

    Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605, making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester, New Hampshire ....
  • Newmarket
    Newmarket, New Hampshire

    Newmarket is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,027 at the 2000 census. Some residents are students at the nearby University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire....
  • Newport
    Newport, New Hampshire

    Newport is a New England town in and the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. It is west-northwest of Concord, New Hampshire, on the Sugar River ....
  • Penacook
    Penacook, New Hampshire

    Penacook is a village within the city of Concord, New Hampshire in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA . It lies along Concord's northern border with Boscawen, New Hampshire....
  • Pittsfield
    Pittsfield, New Hampshire

    Pittsfield is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 3,931 at the 2000 census.The central village in town, where over 42% of the population resides, is defined as the Pittsfield census-designated place , and is located on the Suncook River near the junction of New Hampshire Routes New Hampshire Rou...
  • Rochester
    Rochester, New Hampshire

    Rochester is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 28,461, the largest in New Hampshire's Seacoast region....
  • Somersworth
    Somersworth, New Hampshire

    Somersworth is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,477 at the 2000 census. Somersworth has the smallest area and third-lowest population of New Hampshire's 13 cities....
  • Suncook
    Suncook, New Hampshire

    Suncook is a census-designated place in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,362 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Tilton
    Tilton, New Hampshire

    Tilton is a New England town located on the Winnipesaukee River in Belknap County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,477 at the 2000 census....
  • Troy
    Troy, New Hampshire

    Troy is a New England town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,962 at the 2000 census. Troy is situated at the base of Mount Monadnock....
  • Wilton
    Wilton, New Hampshire

    Wilton is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,743 at the 2000 census. Like many small New England towns it grew up around water-powered textile mills, but is now a rural bedroom community with some manufacturing and service employment....


Rhode Island mill towns
Alice Mills Rubber Mfg
* Bristol
Bristol, Rhode Island

Bristol is a New England town in and the historic county seat of Bristol County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,469 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Slatersville
  • Central Falls
    Central Falls, Rhode Island

    Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 18,928 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Coventry
    Coventry, Rhode Island

    Coventry is a New England town in Kent County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 33,668 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Cumberland
    Cumberland, Rhode Island

    Cumberland is a New England town in Providence County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States, incorporated in 1746. The population was 31,840 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Lincoln
    Lincoln, Rhode Island

    Lincoln is a New England town in Providence County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 20,898 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Pawtucket
    Pawtucket, Rhode Island

    Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 72,958 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Providence
    Providence, Rhode Island

    Providence is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, and one of the first cities established in the United States....
  • Westerly
  • West Warwick
    West Warwick, Rhode Island

    West Warwick is a New England town in Kent County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 29,581 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Woonsocket
    Woonsocket, Rhode Island

    Woonsocket is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,224 at the United States Census, 2000, making it the sixth largest city in the state....
  • Valley Falls
    Valley Falls, Rhode Island

    Valley Falls is a census-designated place in the town of Cumberland, Rhode Island, Providence County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States....


Vermont mill towns
Colchester Mills, Winooski, Vt
* Bellows Falls
Bellows Falls, Vermont

Bellows Falls is an incorporation village located in the town of Rockingham, Vermont in Windham County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,165 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Bethel
    Bethel, Vermont

    Bethel is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2000 United States Census. The town includes the locations of Bethel-Gilead, East Bethel, Lilliesville, Olympus , and West Bethel....
  • Brattleboro
  • Bridgewater
    Bridgewater, Vermont

    Bridgewater is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 980 at the 2000 United States Census. Bridgewater contains the hamlets of Bridgewater Village, Bridgewater Corners, West Bridgewater, and Bridgewater Center ....
  • Burlington
    Burlington, Vermont

    Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. With a population of 38,889 at the 2000 United States Census, the city is the core of one of the nation's smaller metropolitan areas, and is also the smallest U.S....
  • Ludlow
    Ludlow (town), Vermont

    Ludlow is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,449 at the 2000 United States Census. Ludlow is the home of Okemo Mountain, a popular skiing area....
  • Newport
    Newport (city), Vermont

    Newport is a city in and the shire town of Orleans County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 5,005....
  • Springfield
    Springfield, Vermont

    Springfield is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 9,078 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Winooski
    Winooski, Vermont

    Winooski is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont, Vermont, in the United States. Located at the mouth of the Winooski River, as of the United States Census, 2000 the city population was 6,561....
  • Vergennes
    Vergennes, Vermont

    Vergennes is a city located in the northwest quadrant of Addison County, Vermont, Vermont, in the United States. Bordered by the towns of Ferrisburgh, Vermont, Panton, Vermont and Waltham, Vermont, as of the United States Census, 2000 the city population was 2,741....


Southern U.S.


Alabama mill towns
  • River View, Alabama (Riverdale Mill)
  • Langdale, Alabama (Langdale Mill)
  • Fairfax, Alabama (Fairfax Mill)
  • Shawmut, Alabama (Shawmut Mill)
  • Lanett, Alabama (Lanett Mill)
  • Valley, Alabama (Carter/Lanier Mill)
  • Fairfax, Alabama (Fair View Mill)
  • Opelika, Alabama (Opelika Mill)


Arkansas mill towns
  • Amity
    Amity, Arkansas

    Amity is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States. The population was 762 at the United States Census, 2000. The city began as a mill town in the mid 1800s, and that continues to be the main source of employment in that area....
  • Delight
    Delight, Arkansas

    Delight is a city in Pike County, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States. The population was 311 at the United States Census, 2000. It is the home of country musician Glen Campbell, though the actual early home of the Country Music Hall of Fame inductee was in nearby Billstown, which Campbell describes as a "suburb" of Delight ....
  • Glenwood
    Glenwood, Arkansas

    Glenwood is a city in Pike County, Arkansas and Montgomery County, Arkansas counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 1,751 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Malvern
    Malvern, Arkansas

    Malvern is a city in, and the county seat of, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, Arkansas. The city had a population of 9,021 at the time of the United States Census, 2000, and is also called the "Brick Capital of the World", due to the three Acme Brick plants in the area....
  • Mountain Pine
    Mountain Pine, Arkansas

    Mountain Pine is a city in Garland County, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the 'Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 772 at the United States Census, 2000....


Georgia mill towns
  • Hogansville
    Hogansville, Georgia

    Hogansville is a city in Troup County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 2,774 at the 2000 census. Hogansville holds an annual Hogansville Hummingbird Festival in October....


North Carolina mill towns
Wareshoalsmill
* Bynum
Bynum, North Carolina

Bynum is an unincorporated area in northeastern Chatham County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. Its most notable landmark is the Bynum General Store....
  • Carrboro
    Carrboro, North Carolina

    Carrboro is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 16,782 at the 2000 census, with a 2006 estimated population of 16,577....
  • Cliffside
  • Edgemont (East Durham)
    Durham, North Carolina

    Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina and also extends into Wake County, North Carolina county....
  • Enka, North Carolina
    Enka, North Carolina

    Enka is an unincorporated area in Buncombe County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. It lies on U.S. Routes U.S. Route 19, U.S. Route 23, and U.S....
  • Glencoe
    Glencoe, North Carolina

    Glencoe is an unincorporated settlement in Alamance County, North Carolina on North Carolina Highway 62, north-northeast of downtown Burlington, North Carolina....
  • High Shoals
    High Shoals, North Carolina

    High Shoals is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 729 at the 2000 census....
  • Kannapolis
    Kannapolis, North Carolina

    Kannapolis is a city in Cabarrus County, North Carolina and Rowan County, North Carolina counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord, North Carolina and northeast of Charlotte, North Carolina....
  • Long Shoals
  • McAdenville
    McAdenville, North Carolina

    McAdenville, also known as Christmastown, is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 619 at the 2000 census....
  • Roanoke Rapids
    Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

    Roanoke Rapids is a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 16,957 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Roanoke Rapids Roanoke Rapids micropolitan area....
  • Spencer Mountain
    Spencer Mountain, North Carolina

    Spencer Mountain is a town in Gaston County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 51 at the 2000 census....
  • West Durham
    Durham, North Carolina

    Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina and also extends into Wake County, North Carolina county....
  • West Hillsborough
    Hillsborough, North Carolina

    Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,446 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina....


South Carolina mill towns
  • Cateechee
    Norris, South Carolina

    Norris is a town in Pickens County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. The population was 847 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville, South Carolina–Mauldin, South Carolina–Easley, South Carolina Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area....
  • Central
    Central, South Carolina

    Central is a town in Pickens County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. Contrary to its name, it is not at all near the central area of South Carolina....
  • Cherokee Falls
    Cherokee Falls, South Carolina

    Cherokee Falls is a neighborhood of the town of Blacksburg, South Carolina in Cherokee County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. A former mill community along the Broad River , Cherokee Falls was a town until disincorporation and merger into Blacksburg in the 1990s....
  • Fort Mill
    Fort Mill, South Carolina

    Fort Mill is a town in York County, South Carolina county in the U.S. state of South Carolina, and a suburb of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina....
  • Great Falls
    Great Falls, South Carolina

    Great Falls is a town in Chester County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,194 at the 2000 census....
  • Joanna
    Joanna, South Carolina

    Joanna is a census-designated place in Laurens County, South Carolina, South Carolina, along the Bush River . The population was 1,609 at the 2000 census....
  • La France
  • Lockhart
    Lockhart, South Carolina

    Lockhart is a town in Union County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. The population was 39 at the 2000 census....
  • Newry
    Newry, South Carolina

    Newry is an unincorporated area textile mill village in Oconee County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. Newry has a post office with the ZIP Code of 29665; the population of the ZCTA for 29665 was 52 at the 2000 census....
  • Olympia and Granby Mills, Columbia
    Columbia, South Carolina

    Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 116,278 according to the United States Census, 2000 ....
  • Pacolet Mills
    Pacolet, South Carolina

    Pacolet is a town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,690 at the 2000 census....
  • Pelzer
    Pelzer, South Carolina

    Pelzer is a town in Anderson County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States, along the Saluda River. The population was 97 at the 2000 census....
  • Piedmont
    Piedmont, South Carolina

    Piedmont is a census-designated place along the Saluda River in Anderson County, South Carolina and Greenville County, South Carolina counties in the U.S....
  • Slater
    Slater-Marietta, South Carolina

    Slater-Marietta is a census-designated place in Greenville County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States, along the Saluda River. The population was 2,228 at the 2000 census....
  • Ware Shoals
    Ware Shoals, South Carolina

    Ware Shoals is a town in Abbeville County, South Carolina, Greenwood County, South Carolina, and Laurens County, South Carolina counties in the U.S....
  • Watts Mills
    Watts Mills, South Carolina

    Wattsville is a census-designated place in Laurens County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States.The town got its name from Watts Mill, a textile mill in the center of town....
  • Whitmire
    Whitmire, South Carolina

    Whitmire is a town in Newberry County, South Carolina, South Carolina, along the Enoree River. The population was 1,512 at the 2000 census....


Sawmill towns

  • Eau Claire, Wisconsin
    Eau Claire, Wisconsin

    Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 61,704 as of the United States Census, 2000....
  • Roseburg, Oregon
    Roseburg, Oregon

    Roseburg is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the county seat of Douglas County, Oregon. The population was 20,017 at the United States Census 2000....


South America


Colombia


  • San José de Suaita
    San José de Suaita

    San Jos? de Suaita is a former industrial village located in the Departments of Colombia of Santander Department, Colombia. It officially became as a "corregimiento" in 1924, through an act of Suaita's municipality Council....


Museums and historic sites

  • Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
    Blackstone Valley

    The Blackstone Valley or Blackstone River Valley is a region of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It is the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution....
  • Old Great Falls Historic District
    Old Great Falls Historic District

    The Old Great Falls Historic District is a name for the area of Paterson, New Jersey between South Paterson and Hillcrest, Paterson. The area is a thin strip of neighborhoods and parklands around the Passaic River and Garret_Mountain_Reservation....
    , Paterson, NJ