ale b ▁F iske , ▁Philip ▁F iske , ▁and ▁Ash er ▁Rob b ins . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Richard ▁Ar kw right , ▁a ▁British ▁mill ▁entrepr ene ur ▁who ▁had ▁trained ▁Samuel ▁Sl ater . ▁ ▁Ar kw right ▁Man ufact uring ▁constructed ▁its ▁first ▁text ile ▁mill ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁After ▁a ▁fire ▁it ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁with ▁various ▁buildings ▁being ▁added ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁and ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁text ile ▁industry ▁in ▁New ▁England , ▁leading ▁to ▁strong ▁economic ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁Deep ▁South , ▁whose ▁slave ▁labor ▁supplied ▁the ▁cot ton . ▁The ▁mill ▁passed ▁through ▁various ▁own ers . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁and ▁organized ▁as ▁the ▁Ar kw right – Inter la ken ▁Company ▁to ▁produce ▁book ▁cloth . ▁The ▁mill ▁and ▁various ▁related ▁buildings ▁still ▁surv ive ▁today ▁in ▁the ▁village ; ▁the ▁mill ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Cov entry . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Kent ▁County , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Category : C ov entry , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Category : C ensus - design ated ▁places ▁in ▁Kent ▁County , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Category : Pro v idence ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Category : C ensus - design ated ▁places ▁in ▁Rh ode ▁Island <0x0A>