Amoskeag Manufacturing Company

Amoskeag Manufacturing Company

L'Amoskeag Manufacturing Company était une immense manufacture textile située à Manchester dans le New Hampshire aux États-Unis. Créée en 1831 et fermée en 1935, elle était le plus grand centre de production de toiles en coton et de denim du continent américain.

Le nom de la société provient des chutes d'eau du Merrimack, cours d'eau traversant la ville de Manchester.

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