Lowell, Massachusetts, was sited at the confluence
Lowell, Massachusetts, was sited at the confluence of the Merrimack and Concord rivers, with a row of textile mills along the Merrimack River, 1840-1860. In 1822, the Boston Manufacturing Company selected this location to take advantage of the waterpower available from the fast flowing Merrimack River. In the 1850s, Lowell was the largest industrial complex in the US
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