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Lowell National Historical Park
Trolleys Return Photo Opportunity
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Date: March 3, 2008
Trolleys
Return, a Sign of Spring
Lowell, Massachusetts. The return of trolleys operating in downtown Lowell is a sure sign of spring as a visitor offering at Lowell National
Historical Park.
The first trolley runs of 2008 will be transporting students from Lowell’s Robinson
School on Monday, March 3 as part of
their classes’ participation in Tsongas
Industrial History
Center programs. Two
classes will be climbing aboard at 9:30 am and 10:00 am at the Boott Mills
stop. Along with two other classes they will be moving through downtown Lowell at scheduled intervals until 1:30 pm for sessions
at the Visitor Center and River Transformed Exhibit.
The
trolleys, replicas of the historic cars that ran in Lowell, operate from March through November
annually. Trolley operators, park staff
in period uniforms, make stops at the Mack Plaza
along Dutton Street,
Boott Mills at the foot of John
Street, and the Tremont Gatehouse near Wannalancit
along French Street.
Schedules are posted at the Boott Mills and Mack Plaza
stops.
For
further information about the trolleys opening day runs, please contact Phil
Lupsiewicz at 978-275-1705 or phil_lupsiewicz@nps.gov.
PLEASE NOTE: Trolley operations can be cancelled due to
weather conditions including snow and ice on the tracks. With snow anticipated
this weekend, please call to confirm schedule/operation.
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Did You Know?
Protests came to Lowell in the mid-1830s. Mill management...twice reduced the take-home pay of women workers. Faced with growing inventories and falling prices, owners believed the only way to sustain profits was to cut labor costs. The mill workers were not willing to accept this logic.
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Last Updated: March 03, 2008 at 08:40 EST |