1801—Date given for invention of the Jacquard machine in France.
1803—Dressing machine and warper invented in England by Radcliffe, Ross, and Johnson.
1804—First cotton mill built in New Hampshire, at New Ipswich.
1805—Power loom successfully introduced in England after many failures.
1806—First cotton mill built in Connecticut, at Pomfret.
1809—First cotton mill built in Maine, at Brunswick.
1812—First cotton mill built at Fall River.
1814—Cotton opener with lap attachment invented in England by Creighton.
1815—Power loom introduced into the United States at Waltham.
1816—First loom temple of Ira Draper patented in the United States.