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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How were the first factories powered?

pooja195 (pooja195):

19th century factories were often powered by mills that used the running water of a river. This is part of the reason many industrial towns were built on rivers. They were also powered by coal.

OpenStudy (samanthagreer):

19th century factories were often powered by mills that used the running water of a river. This is part of the reason many industrial towns were built on rivers. They were also powered by coal.

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