Processing in the Revolution: The Madison Factory and Merino Mania

Learn how the craze for fine Merino wool gave rise to the American textile revolution.…
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Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm
Date
Wed, November 4
Time
7:30 pm

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Date
Wednesday, November 4
Time
7:30 pm
Location

Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm
500 Greenbank Rd.,
Wilmington, DE 19808

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Learn how the craze for fine Merino wool gave rise to the American textile revolution. Discover how a sheep changed America’s history. Explore both the origins of the Madison Factory and the machinery that made woolen cloth in the Early Republic. We will follow our presentation with a tour of the Madison Factory.

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