All was expectancy. Changes were coming…nobody could guess what. – Lucy Larcom
Discover the continuing revolution. Lowell’s water-powered textile mills catapulted the nation – including immigrant families and early female factory workers – into an uncertain new industrial era. Nearly 200 years later, the changes that began here still reverberate in our shifting global economy. Explore Lowell, a living monument to the dynamic human story of the Industrial Revolution.
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Late Spring Program Offerings
Late Spring program offerings at Lowell National Historical Park.
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Summer Day Camp 2013
Explore Lowell's history, the Merrimack River, local national parks and much more. Sign-up for week–long summer day camp sessions.
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2013 Lowell Folk Festival
A free event July 26-28 with the best in traditional folk music, ethnic foods, and cultural crafts demonstrations.
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Lowell Summer Music Series
The Lowell Summer Music Series is an annual non-profit series, held between June and September, that is committed to bringing great music to Lowell.
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Your City Saturdays
Family fun at Lowell National Historical Park every third Saturday of each month beginning October 20, to April 2013
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Tsongas Industrial History Center
The Tsongas Center is a partnership between the University of Massachusetts Lowell Graduate School of Education and Lowell National Historical Park.
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The City is the Park
Welcome to Lowell, let us help you get familiar with the city. We'll help you plan your trip, spend your day in Lowell and learn all about the city.
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Did You Know?
Francis Cabot Lowell died before his colleagues began planning the industrial city of unprecedented order and scale that would eventually be named Lowell, Massachusetts.