1. The Lowell Experience Welcome to Lowell, Massachusetts a
modern city with a historic past. By
Barbara Fowler
Emporia Middle School

2. Lowell is at the center of the American Industrial Revolution.
Selected by the Boston Associates
Ideal site because of rapids on the Merrimack and Concord Rivers

3. Canals Power the Textile Mills
Water was taken by hand dug canals to power the mills

4. Lowell was home to five major textile mills.
Boott Mill was one of the major mills in Lowell
It is now a National Park
Dedicated to teaching about:
Mill technology
Mill workers
Community planning
Water power

5. Gate Houses were placed along canals to open and close gates to allow canal levels to raise and lower.

6. A strong work force was essential.
YOUNG WOMEN WERE RECRUITED
FROM FARMS IN NEW ENGLAND.
WORKING ON THE FARM WAS SLOW HARD WORK THAT OFFERED NO REAL FUTURE.

7. Women Welcomed Boarding House Life
Meals were prepared for the girls
Instead of cooking over an open fire

8. The Company Bell and Clock
Schedules were now dictated by the bells and clocks instead of sunrise and sunset.

9. Mills were fully integrated
Carding, Spinning, and Weaving now happened under one roof.

10. Teaching about the past to make a better future
Modern Day Lowell
Still a city of canals
Teaching about the past to make a better future