The use of the term paramilitary is debated, with different people differently classifying groups as paramilitary or not based on disagreements about the definition.
Rhode Island Mill. With the support of a Quaker merchant, Moses Brown, Slater built America's first water-powered cotton spinning mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. By the end of 1790, it was up and running, with workers walking a treadmill to generate power.
Editorâs Note: The following story was written by Frank Smith and appears in the January issue of Better RVing. It was distributed by lazydays.com. Factory tours are a daily ritual at the Fleetwoodâs RV/American Coach plant in Decatur, Ind. They begin in a modest waiting room when the baritone rasp of an unseen voice shakes the walls with a mighty, âGood morning, campers!â The voiceâs owner pokes his head through a doorway that can hardly fit his enthusiasm.