Mill Talk: Yankees, immigrants, and the path to political power—The mill towns of Dedham and Waltham
Many of New England’s early mill villages, such as Lowell and Lawrence, were planned as new, purpose-built industrial sites in isolated locations with little or no existing settlement. In contrast, the mill district in Dedham flourished within the boundaries of an old Yankee town with a well-established regional identity. This talk will explore tensions between […]
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