• Boott Cotton Mills Museum with Trolley

    Lowell

    National Historical Park Massachusetts

NPS honors veterans with fee free day at Boott Cotton Mills Museum

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Date: October 20, 2010
Contact: Phil Lupsiewicz, 978-275-1705

— Lowell National Historical Park will be waiving museum fees for all visitors at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum on Thursday, November 11, 2010 in honor of Veterans Day. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar stated “Visitors to public recreation lands managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation are invited to take a day to honor and reflect on what our service men and women have done to maintain our freedom and keep peace around the world.”

The Boott Cotton Mills Museum is open daily from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm at 115 John Street. Visitors are encouraged to begin their visit to the Park at the Visitor Center, 246 Market Street. While there, information is also available about many other park offerings and cultural attractions in the City.

For more information about Lowell National Historical Park visit www.nps.gov/lowe or call 978-970-5000. For information about national parks nationwide that are participating in fee free events during these same weekends, please visit http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm.

Did You Know?

Photo of mill workers outside of a Boardinghouse

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. More...