Blackburn
English industrial city
Blackburn is a town in Lancashire, England, historically significant in the textile industry during the Industrial Revolution.
It also serves as a surname and occasionally a given name.
The name appears in various place names across the English-speaking world, particularly in the United States and Australia, typically named after the English town or families bearing the surname.
cotton
Plant fiber for textiles
spinning · yarn · dyeing · calico · cloth · factory · chimney · workforce · labor · industrialization
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