Lowell: mill town as a park, May 13, 1984

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Lowell: mill town as a park

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Dates

Creation: May 13, 1984

Creator

From the Collection: Devlin, William E., 1949- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers on site. Please contact the archivist at WCSU for information on obtaining access to the scanned articles.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (1 large box of clippings and xeroxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Additional Description

General

The National Historic Park in Lowell, MA was once a rundown mill town. The town consists of many, restored textile mills. Lowell was the United States' first industrial city. The first employees were girls accustomed to working long hours on farms. They earned good wages until the 1837 financial panic. There were wage cuts and working conditions began to turn grim. Later, immigrant groups like the Irish, French Canadians, Greeks, Portuguese and then African Americans were employed by these mills. In 1983, Lowell Historical State Park attracted nearly a million visitors. |Identifier: ms069_devlin_1984_05_13