Skip to Main Content

All locations of the University Library will be closed on Thursday, February 6, 2025, due to inclement weather. If you have any questions, please contact ask@uml.libanswers.com. Visit the storm information page for more information.

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 by the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust

The confluence of the Concord & Merrimack Rivers

Click on the icon above for fullscreen view

The Merrimack east of Bridge Street

Click on the icon above for fullscreen view

The Concord flows into the Merrimack

Click on the icon above for fullscreen view

The Concord River in Lowell

Click on the icon above for fullscreen view

A bird's eye view of Lowell & the rivers

Click on the icon above for fullscreen view

Pawtucket Falls & Gatehouse

Pawtucket Falls

Click on the icon above for fullscreen view

Over Pawtucket Falls

Click on the icon above for fullscreen view

The Falls in late spring

Click on the icon above for fullscreen view

Down river to the Gatehouse

Click on the icon above for fullscreen view

The Falls from above

Click on the icon above for fullscreen view