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Wilkinson Mill

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Rhode Island
· 1810
Historical Marker Database · Dawn Bowen
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This was the site of the shop of David Wilkinson (1771–1852), the father of the American machine tool industry.
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Pawtucket, Rhode Island · United States

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