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New Georgia Encyclopedia: History and Archaeology: Eli Whitney in Georgia

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Although Eli Whitney was born in Massachusetts, it was in Georgia that he invented the cotton gin in 1793.

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mass production, patents, eli whitney
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cotton gin, cotton plantations, cotton production, interchangeable parts, inventor of the cotton gin, american inventor, the new georgia encyclopedia, history of american manufacturing
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