Pemberton Mill
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The Pemberton Mill was a large textiles factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts, originally built in 1853. On January 10, 1860, at around 4:30 p.m., a section of the building suddenly collapsed, trapping s
The rebuilt mill
David Nevins, Sr. was co-owner of the Pemberton Mill at the time of the disaster.
Yankee
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The term Yankee and its contracted form Yank have several interrelated meanings, all referring to people from the United States. Their various meanings depend on the context, and may refer to New Engl
Pemberton Mill
…many of them young women. Irish and Scots were the majority, and the casualty list is indicative of New England's labor force at that time. It includes Yankees from Maine and New Hampshire, and immigrants from Germany and Switzerland. All the churches of Lawrence – Baptists, Catholic, Congregationalist…
Manifest Destiny, settlement of the United States
Yankee settlers
Boston, New England capital
President Calvin Coolidge of New England