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Lowell National Historical Park
Lowell Notes
Lowell Notes

Lowell Notes

Lowell Notes are historic sketches of the people and places which make up the stories of Lowell National Historical Park
 

Lowell Notes

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Lucy Larcom Writer, teacher, poet pdf
Nathan Appleton Boston Associate pdf
Sarah Bagley
Mill worker and activist
pdf
Boarding House Boarding house system for employees pdf
Kirk Boott Mill  manager in early Lowell pdf
James B. Francis Industrial leader in early Lowell pdf
Harnessing Water Development of waterpower and canals pdf
Partick Tracy Jackson Boston Associate pdf
Abbott Lawrence Boston Associate pdf

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Photo of mill workers outside of a Boardinghouse

Did You Know?
There were female and male overseers in the mills of Lowell in the 19th century. In Rev. Henry Miles' book, Lowell As It Was, and As It Is, he mentions that the Boott Cotton Mills has recently opened a new weave room and it is being overseen by two women overseers.
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Last Updated: September 22, 2009 at 11:49 MST