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Center For Lowell History

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.

Videos of Lowell and the rivers

Background Resources for these video clips -

Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust

The Merrimack River on Wikipedia

The Concord River on Wikipedia

Pawtucket Falls on Wikipedia

Pawtucket Gatehouse on Wikipedia

Thoreau in Lowell & Chelmsford on this site

Lowell in 1826 - an examination of the area around the confluence of the two rivers in 1826 on this site

A Brief History of the Concord River

The confluence of the Concord & Merrimack Rivers

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The Merrimack east of Bridge Street

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The Concord flows into the Merrimack

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The Concord River in Lowell

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A bird's eye view of Lowell & the rivers

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Pawtucket Falls & Gatehouse

Pawtucket Falls

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Over Pawtucket Falls

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The Falls in late spring

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Down river to the Gatehouse

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The Falls from above

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