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The '''Nashua Manufacturing Company''' was a cotton textile manufacturer in [[Nashua, New Hampshire]] that operated from 1823 to 1945. | The '''Nashua Manufacturing Company''' was a cotton textile manufacturer in [[Nashua, New Hampshire]] that operated from 1823 to 1945. | ||
It was one of several textile companies that helped create Nashua, one of several cities that blossomed along the [[Merrimack River]] to take advantage of water power in the early days of the [[Industrial Revolution]]. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, it bought several other textile manufacturers, including Jackson Company, Indian Head Mills, and Tremont and Suffolk Mills. | It was one of several textile companies that helped create Nashua, one of several cities that blossomed along the [[Merrimack River]] to take advantage of water power in the early days of the [[Industrial Revolution]]. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, it bought several other textile manufacturers, including Jackson Company, Indian Head Mills, and Tremont and Suffolk Mills. | ||
It was acquired by [[Textron]] Inc., in 1945. The company shut the Nashua Mills in 1948. | It was acquired by [[Textron]] Inc., in 1945. The company shut the Nashua Mills in 1948. | ||
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[[Category: Nashua, New Hampshire]] | [[Category: Nashua, New Hampshire]] | ||
[[Category: History of New Hampshire]] | [[Category: History of New Hampshire]] | ||
Revision as of 20:27, 7 November 2006
The Nashua Manufacturing Company was a cotton textile manufacturer in Nashua, New Hampshire that operated from 1823 to 1945.
It was one of several textile companies that helped create Nashua, one of several cities that blossomed along the Merrimack River to take advantage of water power in the early days of the Industrial Revolution. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, it bought several other textile manufacturers, including Jackson Company, Indian Head Mills, and Tremont and Suffolk Mills.
It was acquired by Textron Inc., in 1945. The company shut the Nashua Mills in 1948.