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Lowell National Historical Park is a National Historical Park of the United States located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Established in 1978 a few years after Lowell Heritage State Park , it is operated by the National Park Service and comprises a group of different sites in and around the city of Lowell related to the era of textile manufacturing ...
Between Middlesex St. and the Merrimack River 42°38′44″N 71°19′12″W / 42.645556°N 71.32°W / 42.645556; -71.32 ( Lowell Locks and Canals Historic National Historic Landmark
In 1974, Lowell Heritage State Park was founded, and in 1978, Lowell National Historical Park was created as an urban national park, through legislation filed by Lowell native, congressman, and later senator Paul Tsongas. The canal system, many mills, and some commercial structures downtown were saved by the creation of the park and the ...
In the late 1970s, they became a key component of the Lowell National Historical Park, largely because the complex stood virtually whole, unlike other complexes which had suffered fires, or selective or wholesale demolition, like the older Merrimack Manufacturing Company. The Boott Mills site retains nine major factory structures built between ...
The Washington Square district is located east of Lowell's central business district, across the Concord River and a short way south of the Merrimack River.Its principal intersection is that of east-west Andover Street and north-south Nesmith Street, with Kittridge Park at the northeastern corner.
Pawtucket Falls is a waterfall on the Merrimack River at Lowell, Massachusetts. The waterfall and rapids below it drop a total of 32 feet in a little under a mile, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and was an important fishing ground for the Pennacook Indians in pre-colonial times.
The area where the house stands became part of Lowell in the late 1820s, following the early development of mills on the Merrimack River. The house remained in the hands of Bowers descendants at least until the property was listed on the National Register in 1994. [ 2 ]
Newbury Historic District: May 24, 1976 : Irregular pattern along High Rd., Green and Hanover Sts. Newbury: 131: Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light: Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light: June 15, 1987 : Merrimack River Coast Guard Station