Derwent Valley Mills, England (8/14)

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Cromford Mill was the first water-powered cotton spinning mill developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England, which laid the foundation of his fortune and was quickly copied by mills in Lancashire, Germany and the United States. It forms the centre piece of the Derwent Valley Mills, now a World Heritage Site.<br />
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Die Cromford Mill war die erste Wasser-betriebene Baumwollspinnerei in Cromford, Derbyshire, England.
Cromford Mill was the first water-powered cotton spinning mill developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England, which laid the foundation of his fortune and was quickly copied by mills in Lancashire, Germany and the United States. It forms the centre piece of the Derwent Valley Mills, now a World Heritage Site.

Die Cromford Mill war die erste Wasser-betriebene Baumwollspinnerei in Cromford, Derbyshire, England.