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Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lowell owes its name to Francis Cabot Lowell of Boston, from whom towns in Maine, Michigan and North Carolina were also named.
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Fun fact: Lowell is known as the place where the American Industrial Revolution began.
Lowell includes: Belvidere, Bleachery Station, Centralville, Highlands, Little Canada, Middlesex Village, Oaklands, Pawtucketville, Rogers Square, Wigginville, and Ayers City.
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- 1653 - Lowell is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1822 - Began as Factory Town
Lowell set up as factory town
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/state-history-timeline/ massachusetts.html - 1836 - Lowell is incorporated as a city
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1839 - Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts
Middlesex county. county town.—This city, the American Mancester, is remarkable for the extent of its water power, its rapid growth, and the height to which it has raised the American character by the perfection of its manufactures.
Lowell has risen to eminence by the...Read MORE... 
1841 - An amusing incident occurred last night at the Lowell Museum, which is well worth noticing...
Two Irishmen from among the spectators went up on the stage to aid the magician in his performances. In one of the feats it became necessary for one of them to drink a glass of wine. This, however, they both resolutely refused to do. Mr. Young not knowing the ground of their objection we presume,...Read MORE...- 1845 - LOWELL.
Inc. as a town, 1822, as a city, 1836.
Population in 1840, 20,796
Lowell, originally an Indian settlement called Wamesit, was annexed to Chelmsford in 1726. With a part of Chelmsford it was named Lowell, in 1822, in honor of the Hon. John Lowell of Roxbury; and, finally, it was made a city, in...Read MORE... - 1846 - February 21 - 1st US woman telegrapher, Sarah G Bagley, Lowell, Mass
historyorb.com - 1848 - Lowell
The city of Lowell is now a part of the land granted for a town, called Wamesit, by the general court to the Pawtucket Indians, once the most powerful tribe north of the Massachusetts. The historian Gookin states that "the tribe was almost wholly destroyed by the sickness in 1612 and '13; and at...Read MORE... - 1853 - Destructive Fires in Lowell-Merrimack Mill Burnt.
A slip from the office of the Lowell Vox Populi states that a destructive fire occurred at Mechanics' Mills, in that city on Wednesday night, which destroyed property to the amount of from $12,000 to $15,000. The parties who suffered by the fire were WEBSTER & LEWIS, sash and blind makers; BROOKS & ...Read MORE... - 1854 - Lowell
Lowell, a city and one of the capitals of Essex county, Massachusetts, is situated on the right bank of the Merrimack where it receives the Concord river, and at the terminus of five railroads, which communicate with the principal cities on the seaboard, and with various sections of the interior,...Read MORE... - 1860 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LOWELL.
A portion of Whipple's Mill, Lowell, was destroyed by fire on Thursday night. The fire broke out in the card room of of Messers. A. & J. Cowley, manufactures of cotton and woolen goods, and the flames spread with considerable rapidity. The loss was from $10,000 to $12,000. Among the losers are O....Read MORE... - 1868 - Large Fire and Loss of Life in Lowell, Mass.
LOWELL, Mass., Saturday, Nov. 21. A fire at Nos. 96 and 98 Merrimack-street, this morning, badly damaged the building, which is owned by JOHN NESMITH; destroyed S. R. FLETCHER'S bonnet bleachery, and damaged the boot and shoe stock of ELDRIDGE DEARBORN. The loss is $3,000 or $4,000. The property...Read MORE... 
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
for the cure of coughs, colds, asthma, croup, bronchitis, whooping-cough, and consumption
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., U.S.A.
Advertisement
Hood's Sarsaparilla
C. I. Hood Co.
Lowell, Mass., U.S.A.
Advertisement
1880s
Allen's Root Beer Extract
Charles E. Carter
Lowell, Mass.
Advertisement
Hoyt's German Cologne
E. W. Hoyt & Co.
Lowell, Mass.
Advertisement- 1890 Lowell Massachusetts
LOWELL is a splendid industrial city on the Merrimack River, in the northeasterly section of Middlesex County, 9 miles above Lawrence, and 35 from the mouth of the river. It is bounded on the northwest, north and northeast by Dracut, on the east by Tewksbury, on the south and west by...Read MORE... - 1895 - Lowell
Lowell, a city of Massachusetts, and one of the capitals of Middlesex co., is situated on the Merrimac River, at the mouth of the Concord, 25 miles N. by W. of Boston, Lat. 42° 38'46" N.; lon. 71°19' 2" W. It is the third city of the state in population. The site is uneven and picturesque, and...Read MORE... 
Stamped Shawknit on the Toe
Knitted to the Shape of the Human Foot
Shaw Stocking Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Ladies' Home Journal
March 1898
Advertisement
Rubifoam is a cleansing, fragrant, antiseptic, liquid dentifrice, entirely free from grit or acid.
E. W. Hoyt & Co.
Lowell, Mass.
The Ladies' Home Journal
April 1898
Advertisement- 1899 - SHOPLIFTER CAPTURED
Lowell, Mass., April 9. - Mary Kershaw, the alleged notorious shoplifted, whose default was announced in Boston about three weeks ago, where she was out on bail, was captured in this city by Inspectors Laflamme and Allen Saturday morning. There are four charges of larceny against her in this city.
The Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
April 10, 1899 
Lowell Depot and Richardson Hotel
Postcard
B. & M. Station, Lowell, Mass.
Postcard- 1903 - SERIOUS FIRE IN LOWELL. Merrimack Print Works Damaged to the Extent of $200,000.
LOWELL, Mass., July 18. - For a long time to-night the Merrimack Print Works here were in danger of complete destruction by a fire which had broken out in the company's immense coal sheds. The print works escaped the fire, but it is likely that they will not be able to resume operations for a...Read MORE... 
Vesper Boat Houses (1910)
Postcard- 1915 - Lowell Loses Memorial Hall. $100,000 Fire in Lowell
Fire started at noon yesterday in the Memorial Hall Building, Lowell. A geenral [sic] alarm called out every piece of fire fighting apparatus in the city, but the building was almost wholly destroyed despite the efforts of the firemen. Three firemen were painfully cut by falling slates when the...Read MORE... - 1916
Lowell, a oity of Massachusetts and one of the capitals of Middlesex co., is situated on the Merrimac River, at the mouth of the Concord, 25 miles NW. of Boston, on the New York, New Haven and Hartford and the Boston and Maine Rs. Lat.42° 39' N. : Lon. 71° 19' W. The site is uneven and picturesque, ...Read MORE...
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Advertisement
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
for the cure of coughs, colds, asthma, croup, bronchitis, whooping-cough, and consumption
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., U.S.A.
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Advertisement
Hood's Sarsaparilla
C. I. Hood Co.
Lowell, Mass., U.S.A.
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Advertisement
1880s
Allen's Root Beer Extract
Charles E. Carter
Lowell, Mass.
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Advertisement
Hoyt's German Cologne
E. W. Hoyt & Co.
Lowell, Mass.
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Advertisement
Stamped Shawknit on the Toe
Knitted to the Shape of the Human Foot
Shaw Stocking Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Ladies' Home Journal
March 1898
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Advertisement
Rubifoam is a cleansing, fragrant, antiseptic, liquid dentifrice, entirely free from grit or acid.
E. W. Hoyt & Co.
Lowell, Mass.
The Ladies' Home Journal
April 1898
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
Lowell Depot and Richardson Hotel
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
B. & M. Station, Lowell, Mass.
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
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Vesper Boat Houses (1910)
History, News and Stories of Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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1653 - Lowell is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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History of Lowell, Massachusetts
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1822 - Began as Factory Town
Lowell set up as factory town
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1836 - Lowell is incorporated as a city
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1839 - Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts
Middlesex county. county town.—This city, the American Mancester, is remarkable for the extent of its water power, its rapid growth, and the height to which it has raised the American character by the perfection of its manufactures.
Lowell has risen to eminence by the... Read MORE...
1841 - An amusing incident occurred last night at the Lowell Museum, which is well worth noticing...
Two Irishmen from among the spectators went up on the stage to aid the magician in his performances. In one of the feats it became necessary for one of them to drink a glass of wine. This, however, they both resolutely refused to do. Mr. Young not knowing the ground of their objection we presume,... Read MORE...
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1845 - LOWELL.
Inc. as a town, 1822, as a city, 1836.
Population in 1840, 20,796
Lowell, originally an Indian settlement called Wamesit, was annexed to Chelmsford in 1726. With a part of Chelmsford it was named Lowell, in 1822, in honor of the Hon. John Lowell of Roxbury; and, finally, it was made a city, in... Read MORE...
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1846 - February 21 - 1st US woman telegrapher, Sarah G Bagley, Lowell, Mass
historyorb.com
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1848 - Lowell
The city of Lowell is now a part of the land granted for a town, called Wamesit, by the general court to the Pawtucket Indians, once the most powerful tribe north of the Massachusetts. The historian Gookin states that "the tribe was almost wholly destroyed by the sickness in 1612 and '13; and at... Read MORE...
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1853 - Destructive Fires in Lowell-Merrimack Mill Burnt.
A slip from the office of the Lowell Vox Populi states that a destructive fire occurred at Mechanics' Mills, in that city on Wednesday night, which destroyed property to the amount of from $12,000 to $15,000. The parties who suffered by the fire were WEBSTER & LEWIS, sash and blind makers; BROOKS & ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Lowell
Lowell, a city and one of the capitals of Essex county, Massachusetts, is situated on the right bank of the Merrimack where it receives the Concord river, and at the terminus of five railroads, which communicate with the principal cities on the seaboard, and with various sections of the interior,... Read MORE...
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1860 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LOWELL.
A portion of Whipple's Mill, Lowell, was destroyed by fire on Thursday night. The fire broke out in the card room of of Messers. A. & J. Cowley, manufactures of cotton and woolen goods, and the flames spread with considerable rapidity. The loss was from $10,000 to $12,000. Among the losers are O.... Read MORE...
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1868 - Large Fire and Loss of Life in Lowell, Mass.
LOWELL, Mass., Saturday, Nov. 21. A fire at Nos. 96 and 98 Merrimack-street, this morning, badly damaged the building, which is owned by JOHN NESMITH; destroyed S. R. FLETCHER'S bonnet bleachery, and damaged the boot and shoe stock of ELDRIDGE DEARBORN. The loss is $3,000 or $4,000. The property... Read MORE...
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1890 Lowell Massachusetts
LOWELL is a splendid industrial city on the Merrimack River, in the northeasterly section of Middlesex County, 9 miles above Lawrence, and 35 from the mouth of the river. It is bounded on the northwest, north and northeast by Dracut, on the east by Tewksbury, on the south and west by... Read MORE...
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1895 - Lowell
Lowell, a city of Massachusetts, and one of the capitals of Middlesex co., is situated on the Merrimac River, at the mouth of the Concord, 25 miles N. by W. of Boston, Lat. 42° 38'46" N.; lon. 71°19' 2" W. It is the third city of the state in population. The site is uneven and picturesque, and... Read MORE...
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1899 - SHOPLIFTER CAPTURED
Lowell, Mass., April 9. - Mary Kershaw, the alleged notorious shoplifted, whose default was announced in Boston about three weeks ago, where she was out on bail, was captured in this city by Inspectors Laflamme and Allen Saturday morning. There are four charges of larceny against her in this city.
The Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
April 10, 1899
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1903 - SERIOUS FIRE IN LOWELL. Merrimack Print Works Damaged to the Extent of $200,000.
LOWELL, Mass., July 18. - For a long time to-night the Merrimack Print Works here were in danger of complete destruction by a fire which had broken out in the company's immense coal sheds. The print works escaped the fire, but it is likely that they will not be able to resume operations for a... Read MORE...
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1915 - Lowell Loses Memorial Hall. $100,000 Fire in Lowell
Fire started at noon yesterday in the Memorial Hall Building, Lowell. A geenral [sic] alarm called out every piece of fire fighting apparatus in the city, but the building was almost wholly destroyed despite the efforts of the firemen. Three firemen were painfully cut by falling slates when the... Read MORE...
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1916
Lowell, a oity of Massachusetts and one of the capitals of Middlesex co., is situated on the Merrimac River, at the mouth of the Concord, 25 miles NW. of Boston, on the New York, New Haven and Hartford and the Boston and Maine Rs. Lat.42° 39' N. : Lon. 71° 19' W. The site is uneven and picturesque, ... Read MORE...
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