Since the 18th century, the town's main industry has been textile manufacturing.

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The city's name is said to come from its status as a center of textile manufacturing.

For a century, it was the center of textile manufacturing in this country.

For many years, the town's economy was centered around textile manufacturing.

That would amount to $200,000 for each job saved in American textile manufacturing.

Establishing themselves as such were a few businesses in textile manufacturing.

The local economy is based mainly on textile manufacturing and fishing industry.

The brothers later began to focus solely on the textile manufacturing.

Many women also worked in textile manufacturing or as domestics.