File:1841 map of Lowell, Massachusetts.tiff

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Map of the City of Lowell Surveyed in 1841 By Order of the Municipal Authorities
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English: Photocopy of a drawing (original in the Collection of the PLandC, Shelf 124, Drawing 2947) MAP OF THE CITY OF LOWELL, SURVEYED IN 1841 - Lowell Canal System, Merrimack and Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ma0543.photos.080739p
Creator
I. A. Beard and J. Hoar
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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 Geotemporal data
Date depicted
Map location Lowell, Massachusetts
Map type city map
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N: 42.6630103°N
W: 71.353858°W E: 71.2755582°W
S: 42.620143°N
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Printed by
G.W. Boynson, Boston
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Accession number
HAER MASS,9-LOW,8-13
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Notes
  • Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century, into one of America's foremost water power sites.
  • Survey number: HAER MA-1
  • Building/structure dates: 1795- 1803 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1822-1836 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1839-1945 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1846-1849 Subsequent Work
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