| 词条 | Merrimack Manufacturing Company |
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The Merrimack Manufacturing Company (also known as Merrimack Mills[1]) was the first of the major textile manufacturing concerns to open in Lowell, Massachusetts, beginning operations in 1823.[1] History{{main|History of Lowell, Massachusetts}}However, as textile production in the United States shifted away from New England, the Merrimack Manufacturing Company's fortunes reversed. The company was able to survive the Great Depression due to military contracts and awards which revamped the surrounding economy; it was among the last of Lowell's textile giants to close. Shortly after it ceased operations in the late 1950s, nearly the entire complex was demolished for urban renewal in 1960.[3] A few years later, many of the boardinghouses were destroyed as well. Today, the site is occupied by new arterial roads, parking lots, a few low-rise office buildings, and a high-rise housing tower, as well as the newer buildings of Lowell High School. From 1900 until 1946, the Merrimack Manufacturing Company ran a plant in Huntsville, Alabama as well.[4] References1. ^{{cite book|author=Alan Alelrod and Charles Phillips|title = What Every American Should Know About American History: 225 Events that Shaped the Nation|publisher = Adams Media; 3rd edition|year = 2008|location = Avon, MA|pages = 86|isbn = 978-1-59869-428-4}} 2. ^{{cite book|last = Clark|first = Victor S|title = History of Manufactures in the United States 1607-1860|publisher = Carnegie Institution of Washington|year = 1916|location = Washington, DC|pages = 405}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=Merrimack Company Demolition|url=http://library.uml.edu/clh/Lophoto/Mill/mmd.htm|website=Center for Lowell History|publisher=University of Massachusetts Lowell Libraries|accessdate=July 27, 2014}} 4. ^{{cite journal|last1=Fisk |first1=Sarah Huff |last2=Jenkins |first2=Debra |editor=Jacquelyn Proctor Reeves |title=Merrimack Mill History |journal=Huntsville Historical Review |date=Winter–Spring 2008 |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=75-84 |url=http://huntsvillehistorycollection.org/hh/hhpics/hhr/pdf/Volume_33_1_Winter-Spring-08.pdf |accessdate=July 27, 2014 |publisher=Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6ROUMcBgy?url=http://huntsvillehistorycollection.org/hh/hhpics/hhr/pdf/Volume_33_1_Winter-Spring-08.pdf |archivedate=July 28, 2014 |deadurl=no |df= }} External links
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