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The Town & the City: Lowell before and after The Civil War

Originally created to be a digital archive for Lowell documents from 1826 to 1861, this website has grown to cover many periods and events in Lowell's history.

View of Lowell 1834

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on the slides where there is a blue "i" information button , right click on the button to open the website in new window
if the hyperlinks on Slide 2 don't work, they can also be accessed by clicking here for the color version
and click here for the Black & White version. These versions are high resolution and zoomable