“On the Road” Exhibit
at Lowell
National Historical Park through October 14
The last day to see Jack Kerouac’s original scroll
manuscript of On the Road In Lowell will be October 14, 2007. Don’t miss
the opportunity to view the 120-foot continuous scroll manuscript and learn
more about Kerouac as Beat author and Lowell
native. The scroll is located at the BoottCottonMillsMuseum
gallery at 115 John Street,
open daily from 10:00 to 4:30. The exhibit includes not only the scroll, but
also personal items from Kerouac’s collection, audio recordings of Kerouac’s
work, and a period typewriter where visitors can practice typing like Kerouac
and others of the Beat generation. For more information about the exhibit,
visit www.ontheroadinlowell.org
or call LowellNationalHistoricalPark at 978-970-5000.
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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.