Having factories close to rivers helped in transporting goods to the factory and finished products to cities.
There are many factories built there because of it's many rivers to transport goods.
Near water
Most factories were built near water to power the machines.
near a river
River valleys
Australia's national capital, the city of Canberra, is near the Molonglo River.
The Brisbane River.
The Brisbane River.
They chucked dung from their windows and there were factories near the Thames.
Canberra, is the Australian capital city near the Molonglo River.
Because these new machines ran on water power, most mills were built near rivers.
The Jamestown colony was built along the James River. The Jamestown colony was built in the year 1607. The colony was located in the USA.