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Textile Mills
Richard Arkwright first spinning mill, Cromford Mill, Derbyshire, was built in 1771. It contained his invention the water frame. -
Steamboat
John Fitch built four more steamboats, but they were expensive to build and to operate. Because they were so expensive, his steamboats were unsuccessful. The first successful steamboat was the Clermont, which was built by American inventor Robert Fulton in 1807. -
Interchangeable Parts
Interchangeable parts, popularized in America when Eli Whitney used them to assemble muskets in the first years of the 19th century. Interchangeable parts are parts (components) that are, for practical purposes, identical. -
Cotton Gin
The modern mechanical cotton gin was invented in the United States of America in 1793 by Eli Whitney. A machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. -
National Road
The National Road was the first highway built entirely with federal funds. The road was authorized by Congress in 1806 during the Jefferson Administratio -
Erie Canal
"Clinton's Big Ditch" The Erie Canal is famous in song and story. Proposed in 1808 and completed in 1825, the canal links the waters of Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River in the east. -
Mechanical Reaper
One such invention was the mechanical reaper. The mechanical reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick. his machine was used by farmers to harvest crops mechanically. -
Steel Plow
John Deere invented the steel plow. It was used for farming to break up tough soil without soil getting stuck to it.
John Deere invented the steel plow in 1837 when the Middle-West was being settled. The soil was different than that of the East and wood plows kept breaking. -
Sewing Machine
Elias Howe invented the first American sewing machine in 1846. It was used for fixing clothes at a factory use, and on production lines.
