The third event was the War of 1812. Henry volunteered and served as a private. He was far from the only volunteer. Other Roxborough soldiers included cousins John Tibben Jr. and Joseph Ozias. Fortunately, the war was a relatively short lived conflict. No family soldiers from Roxborough died. However, the war 's positive end created a feeling of patriotism. American confronted the mighty Britain Empire and survived to live an other day. A sense of accomplishment among the Roxborough veterans forged a life time bond. During Henry 's life, a two hundred plus year family tradition of employment as blacksmiths and wheelwrights began to fade away. Lifestyle changes caused by the Industrial Revolution affected everyone, especially blacksmiths,
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Henry Rex also benefited from the improved road. The Rex farm was situated along the road, near the county border. Business flourished. Besides your typical farmers and travelers, Horatio Gate Jones described wagon trains half a mile long on ridge road waiting to deliver supplies to the mills. This likely created even more business for your local blacksmiths and wheelwrights. The farmers on the hill were not the only people impacted. Land owners closer to the river and mills witnessed great economic development. The Industrial Revolution swept across Roxborough. The Industrial Revolution created two general classes across the Roxborough area. The first class was the relatively wealthy land owners on the hill. The second class was the poor, unskilled factory workers by the river. The unofficial dividing line was halfway up the slopes between the river and the …show more content…
Some family members as young as seven were seen in the mills. Also, older male family members experienced with the mechanics of the spinners, carders, and mules, found employment. And lastly, the new mill town drew a population of experienced workers from various American textile mills. 18 As a result, the population increased dramatically, as did the physical appearance of the Schuylkill River banks. The rapid flow of textile workers into the region created a building boom. New homes appeared on the floodplain and began to be built steadily up the hills. Manayunk began to resemble a modern town. Skilled tradesmen and laborers came to the village to make a quick buck. Unskilled women and children had low wages. With a lack of child labor laws and inadequate regulation conditions were awful. Kids younger than ten year old worked along with their siblings and parents for six days each week with the workdays as long as fourteen
Henry Rex also benefited from the improved road. The Rex farm was situated along the road, near the county border. Business flourished. Besides your typical farmers and travelers, Horatio Gate Jones described wagon trains half a mile long on ridge road waiting to deliver supplies to the mills. This likely created even more business for your local blacksmiths and wheelwrights. The farmers on the hill were not the only people impacted. Land owners closer to the river and mills witnessed great economic development. The Industrial Revolution swept across Roxborough. The Industrial Revolution created two general classes across the Roxborough area. The first class was the relatively wealthy land owners on the hill. The second class was the poor, unskilled factory workers by the river. The unofficial dividing line was halfway up the slopes between the river and the …show more content…
Some family members as young as seven were seen in the mills. Also, older male family members experienced with the mechanics of the spinners, carders, and mules, found employment. And lastly, the new mill town drew a population of experienced workers from various American textile mills. 18 As a result, the population increased dramatically, as did the physical appearance of the Schuylkill River banks. The rapid flow of textile workers into the region created a building boom. New homes appeared on the floodplain and began to be built steadily up the hills. Manayunk began to resemble a modern town. Skilled tradesmen and laborers came to the village to make a quick buck. Unskilled women and children had low wages. With a lack of child labor laws and inadequate regulation conditions were awful. Kids younger than ten year old worked along with their siblings and parents for six days each week with the workdays as long as fourteen