Tag: John Slater

Historic Slatersville RI

[wzslider interval=”5000″ height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]North Smithfield RI, located on the Branch River, pop. about 12,000 is home to the villages of Slatersville and Forestdale.  Best known as the location of the first planned industrial village in America. John and Samuel Slater purchased land, circa 1803, with the intent of building […]

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