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8.CottonmillsontheRiverIrwellinManchester,northernEngland,c.1850,where
flowingwaterinriversandcanalswasacrucialcomponentoftheIndustrialRevolu-
tion
Trade and transport
The flow of water in a river has always provided another obvious utility for people: as a
conduit for travel, trade, and transport. Many of the world's major cities have developed on
