Factories arose with the introduction of machinery during the Industrial Revolution so they have been around for many years
In what years was the industrial revolution?
Somewere around the 1970s, Early factories that contained small amounts of machinery
1970s?  That doesn't seem right?  I thought it was back in the 1800s?  
It was 1760 sorry, And back then large factories tend to be located with access to multiple modes of transportation so many facilities under one roof.
Interesting.  Didn't they make a lot of pollution and smog?
workshops".
Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production. Large factories tend to be located with access to multiple modes of transportation, with some having rail, highway and water loading and unloading facilities. 
Factories may either make discrete products or some type of material continuously produced such as chemicals, pulp and paper, or refined oil products. Factories manufacturing chemicals are often called "plants" and may have most of their equipment – tanks, pressure vessels
Factory
A factory, manufacturing plant or a production plant is an industrial site, usually consisting of buildings and machinery, or more commonly a complex having several buildings, where workers manufacture goods or operate machines processing one product into another.
Factories arose with the introduction of machinery during the Industrial Revolution when the capital and space requirements became too great for cottage industry or workshops. Early factories that contained small amounts of machinery, such as one or two spinning mules, and fewer than a dozen workers have been called "glorified