Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures

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The Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures was an 18th-century American industrial corporation chartered to promote large-scale manufacturing and economic development, notably through the planned industrial city of Paterson, New Jersey.

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Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures canonical 5

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instanceOf early American industrial corporation ⓘ
state-chartered corporation ⓘ
associatedWith Federalist economic policy ⓘ
early American industrialization ⓘ
charteredBy State of New Jersey ⓘ
charterType special legislative charter ⓘ
contributedTo diversification of the early U.S. economy beyond agriculture ⓘ
growth of American textile production ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
economicModel public–private partnership ⓘ
economicSector industrial development ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
financing sale of shares ⓘ
state support ⓘ
founded 1791 ⓘ
foundedBy Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
governance board of directors ⓘ
historicalSignificance helped establish Paterson as an early American manufacturing center ⓘ
one of the earliest large-scale industrial development corporations in the United States ⓘ
industry textile manufacturing ⓘ
water-powered manufacturing ⓘ
influenced subsequent American industrial town planning ⓘ
inspiredBy Alexander Hamilton’s Report on Manufactures ⓘ
legacy contributed to the development of the Paterson Great Falls industrial district ⓘ
locatedIn New Jersey ⓘ
Passaic County, New Jersey ⓘ
Paterson, New Jersey ⓘ
notableProject planned industrial city of Paterson, New Jersey ⓘ
policyContext early U.S. protectionist and developmental policies ⓘ
purpose develop water-powered industry ⓘ
promote economic development ⓘ
promote large-scale manufacturing ⓘ
received monopoly on water power at Great Falls ⓘ
special privileges from the State of New Jersey ⓘ
tax exemptions ⓘ
regionServed Passaic River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Passaic River
status defunct ⓘ
urbanRole developer of a planned industrial city ⓘ
usedNaturalResource Great Falls of the Passaic River ⓘ
usedTechnology water power ⓘ

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Paterson, New Jersey → founder → Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures ⓘ
Great Falls Historic District → associatedWith → Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures ⓘ
Great Falls of the Passaic River → associatedWith → Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures ⓘ
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park → associatedWith → Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures ⓘ
Paterson Great Falls → associatedWith → Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures ⓘ