• Boott Cotton Mills Museum with Trolley

    Lowell

    National Historical Park Massachusetts

Curriculum Development

Tsongas Industrial History Center School Programs

The Tsongas Industrial History Center is a collaborative educational enterprise of the University of Massachusetts Lowell Graduate School of Education and the National Park Service at Lowell National Historical Park. The Center offers hands-on industrial history to students in grades 3-12 through school field trips, after-school programs, teacher workshops, and summer camp. For reservations or more information, call (978) 970-5000 or visit the Tsongas Industrial History Center's pages.



Landmarks of American History and Culture Teacher Workshops Information

For curriculum materials for your class, please visit the Tsongas Industrial History Center here.

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    Bring history alive for your students with a visit to the Tsongas Industrial History Center at Lowel

Did You Know?

Mile of Mills, Lowell National Historical Park

The Boyden Observatory of Bloemfontein, South Africa owes its existence to Uriah Boyden who left over $200,000 at his death in 1879. Mr. Boyden, an inventor, patented an outward flow turbine. He sold it to the Appleton Mills in Lowell, MA where he worked, home of Lowell National Historical Park.