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.
The Waltham-Lowell System was a labor and production model employed  in New England in the early 19th Century. This was the first time  all stages of textile production wereâ¦ completed in one location  outside of the home.