Slatersville, Rhode Island

The region was originally settled in the 17th century by British colonists as a farming community. The village was founded in 1803 by entrepreneurs Samuel and John Slater, in partnership with the Providence firm of Almy and Brown. The firm purchased the land and began construction of a textile mill. By 1807, the village included the Slatersville Mill, "the largest and most modern industrial building" of its day, two houses for workers, the owner's house, and the company store. ==Gallery==

Image:Slatersville Common and Church.jpg | Slatersville Green and the Congregational Church Image:John Slater.JPG|John Slater and Ruth Slater, co-founders of Slatersville Image:Slatersville_Grange.jpg|Union Grange Hall, built in 1897 as a chapel for the St. Luke's Episcopal Mission Image:Branch River Bridge.JPG|Stone Arch Bridge, built in 1857, over the Branch River near the Slatersville mills. It replaced a wooden bridge built around 1800. Image:Slater Mill North Smithfield RI.JPG|Slatersville Mill, North Smithfield, Rhode Island Image:Slatersville Common RI.jpg|Slatersville Common Image:Slatersville Common.JPG|Slatersville Common Image:Slatersville Common Rhode Island.JPG|Slatersville Common Image:Slatersville Mill Rhode Island.jpg|Slatersville Mill ==See also==