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Col. Paul C. Whitin, (1767-1831) was born in the south Northbridge section of ] which soon became Northbridge Massachusetts when Paul was five years of age. Col. Paul C. Whitin, (1767-1831) was born in the south Northbridge section of ] which soon became Northbridge Massachusetts when Paul was five years of age.


Paul C Whitin and his descendents, built numerous mills along the river and dominated civic life in the area for over 150 years. Paul C. Whitin, who was a local ], and James Fletcher started a "shop" together in south ]. In 1826 they started a separate company togehter, on the ] at Northbridge. Eventually the Whitin Machine Works, the Whitin Family and its related industries begun by these two men, dominated the upper ]. Paul's sons, Paul Jr, John WHitin, and ], joined him in the enterprise. THe Whitin Machine Works became the largest manufacturer of textile machinery in the World. The "Shop" as it was called was prominent in the specialty of ] ] for the ] ] of hte ]. The Slater Mills, at ], and ], the Mills of ], ], ], and ] and its tributaries, ]'s "hardest working River". The ] is the birhplace of the ] in ] as a result of ]'s first cotton mill at ]. ] is the oldest ] ] in the ]. Paul C Whitin and his descendents, built numerous mills along the river and dominated civic life in the area for over 150 years. Paul C. Whitin, who was a local ], and James Fletcher started a "shop" together in south ]. In 1826 they started a separate company togehter, on the ] at Northbridge. Eventually the Whitin Machine Works, the Whitin Family and its related industries begun by these two men, dominated the upper ]. Paul's sons, Paul Jr, John WHitin, and ], joined him in the enterprise. THe Whitin Machine Works became the largest manufacturer of textile machinery in the World. The "Shop" as it was called was prominent in the specialty of ] ] for the ] ] of hte ]. The Slater Mills, at ], and ], the Mills of ], ], ], and ] and its tributaries, ]'s "hardest working River". The ] is the birhplace of the ] in ] as a result of ]'s first cotton mill at ]. The ] is the oldest ] ] in the ].


The village of south ], quickly came to be known as ], named after Colonel Whitin, and his family. The village of south ], quickly came to be known as ], named after Colonel Whitin, and his family.

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Col. Paul C. Whitin, (1767-1831) was born in the south Northbridge section of Uxbridge, Massachusetts which soon became Northbridge Massachusetts when Paul was five years of age.

Paul C Whitin and his descendents, built numerous mills along the river and dominated civic life in the area for over 150 years. Paul C. Whitin, who was a local blacksmith, and James Fletcher started a "shop" together in south Northbridge, MA. In 1826 they started a separate company togehter, on the Mumford River at Northbridge. Eventually the Whitin Machine Works, the Whitin Family and its related industries begun by these two men, dominated the upper Blackstone Valley. Paul's sons, Paul Jr, John WHitin, and James Whitin, joined him in the enterprise. THe Whitin Machine Works became the largest manufacturer of textile machinery in the World. The "Shop" as it was called was prominent in the specialty of manufacturing machinery for the cotton mills of hte textile industry. The Slater Mills, at Pawtucket, RI, and Slatersville, RI, the Mills of Woonsocket, RI, Uxbridge, MA, Grafton, MA, and [[Millbury, MA, all contributed to make the Blackstone River and its tributaries, America's "hardest working River". The Blackstone Valley is the birhplace of the Industrial Revolution in America as a result of Samuel Slater's first cotton mill at Pawtucket. The Blackstone Valley is the oldest industrialized region in the United States.

The village of south Northbrige, quickly came to be known as Whitinsville, MA, named after Colonel Whitin, and his family.