Crompton (West Warwick)
Crompton is a community in West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States. It is named after Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule.
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Cotton mill and village in 1917
The Crompton Mill was set up in 1807, on the east bank of the Pawtuxet River,[1] and is thought to be the first stone mill built in Rhode Island. The original structure still stands on the original site, although extensive modifications to add a further two stories by 1881 were carried out, allowing for the production of corduroy and print cloth at the site.[2]
Crompton is home to Old St. Mary Church, the oldest Roman Catholic church building in the state of Rhode Island, built in 1844.
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Panoramic map of Crompton from 1889 with a host of landmarks and inset images of some
References
- Kulik, Gary; Bonham, Julia. "Rhode Island: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites". sos.ri.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- Kulik, Gary; Bonham, Julia. "Rhode Island: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites". sos.ri.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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