Pawtucket in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
Wilkinson Mill
1810
| | National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2018
1. Wilkinson Mill Mechanical Engineering Landmark Marker
Site of the shop of David Wilkinson (17711852). Father of the American machine tool industry.
Erected 1977 by American Society of Mechanical Engineers. (Marker Number 30.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.
Location. 41° 52.653′ N, 71° 22.963′ W. Marker is in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It can be reached from Roosevelt Avenue. It is on the Slater Mill Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket RI 02860, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Rhode Island’s Blackstone Valley, in Greater Providence, and on Narragansett Bay. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named The Wilkinson Mill (here, next to this marker); Milling Machines (a few steps from this marker); The Old Slater Mill (a few steps from this marker); Birthplace of American Manufacturing (within shouting distance of this marker); A Family Business (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pawtucket.
Other markers no longer nearby. Waterpower (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Old Slater Mill (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Wilkinson Mill 1810. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers website entry (Submitted on July 14, 2007.)
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3. Wilkinson Mill aka The Old Slater Mill
National Register of Historic Places registration form
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Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 7, 2007
4. Wilkinson Mill
Photographed by Dawn Bowen, July 7, 2007
5. Mill race along Wilkinson Mill
Photographed by Charles Whitin
6. Wilkinson & Slater Mills from across the Blackstone River , Pawtucket, RI
Pawtucket Arts Festival, Labor & Ethnic Heritage tent, with music, food and drink: every fall, around Labor Day.
Photographed by Charles Whitin, circa 2012
7. Wilkinson Mill Marker
Marker at the top of the steps to the fieldstone Wilkinson Machine Shop.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,376 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 4, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on June 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on July 1, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5. submitted on July 11, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on September 28, 2012. 7. submitted on September 28, 2012, by Charles Whitin of Providence, Rhode Island. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
