Lowell National Historical Park
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Lowell National Historical Park:
see LowellLowell,city (1990 pop. 103,439), a seat of Middlesex co., NE Mass., at the confluence of the Merrimack and Concord rivers; settled 1653, set off from Chelmsford 1826, inc. as a city 1836.
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Lowell National Historical Park
Lowell, MA 01852
Phone:978-970-5000
Fax:978-275-1762
Web: www.nps.gov/lowe/
Size: 141 acres.
Established: Authorized on June 5, 1978.
Location:In Lowell, Massachusetts. By car take the Lowell Connector from either Rt. 495 (Exit 35C) or Rt. 3 (Exit 30A southbound, 30B northbound) to Thorndike St. (Exit 5B) and follow signs.
Facilities:Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities:Ranger-led walks, guided tours (including canal boat tours and river tours).
Special Features:The history of America's Industrial Revolution is commemorated in the heart of dowtown Lowell. The Boott Cotton Mills Museum with its operating weave room of 88 power looms, "mill girl" boardinghouses, the Suffolk Mill Turbine Exhibit, and guided tours tell the story of the transition from farm to factory, chronicle immigrant and labor history, and trace industrial technology. The park includes textile mills, worker housing, 5.6 miles of canals, and 19th-century commercial buildings. Park also host the Lowell Folk Festival, the largest free folk festival in the United States, at the end of July.
See other parks in Massachusetts.