Tangled Trees: Map of Lowell, Massachusetts c.1850

Monday, March 11, 2013

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Source: CENTER FOR LOWELL HISTORY

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL LIBRARIES

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Barbara Poole said...: Theresa, did you know that I live in Lowell? All the blue "rivers" are actually handmade canals. Thanks for posting this.; March 11, 2013 at 9:05 AM
Heather Wilkinson Rojo said...: It's amazing that the city is still much the same, just more spread out around the edges! I love how most of the street names are still the same, too. In a lot of other mill cities in this area, entire sections have undergone urban renewal, so the old maps look vastly different from the new maps.; March 11, 2013 at 10:59 AM
TCasteel said...: I would like to visit there someday to see how they have repurposed the old mill buildings.; March 12, 2013 at 9:33 AM