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... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > history of consumption and waste > rittenhouse mill
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rittenhouse mill  

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  • Rittenhouse Mill is the first paper mill in the United States, established in 1690 on the north bank of Monoshone Creek near Germantown, outside Philadelphia. The founder, William Rittenhouse, was born in Germany and learned the papermaking skill in Holland. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Rittenhouse Mill]

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