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The history of America's Industrial Revolution is commemorated in Lowell,
Massachusetts. 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.
Lowell National Historical Park preserves and interprets the history of
the American Industrial Revolution in Lowell. The park includes historic
cotton textile mills, 5.6 miles of canals, operating gatehouses, and worker
housing. Guided tours are available seven days a week.
Begin your visit at Market Mills Visitor Center. Market Mills is the former
Bigelow Carpet Company complex, located on the site of one of the city's
original textile mills. At the National Park Visitor Center you can plan
your exploration of the major park sites and the city's rich industrial
past, as well as make reservations for tours, explore exhibits and view
the award-winning slide show, "Lowell: The Industrial Revelation."
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