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Lowell National Historical Park
Guided Tours & Programs


 

Tour and Program

Schedule: October 13 - November 28

Locks to Locks

2:30-4:00pm Sunday, free

Water Power in Lowell

2:30-4:00pm Monday, free

Mill Girls and Immigrants

2:30-4:00pm Tuesday, free

Locks to Locks

2:30-4:00pm Wednesday, free

Water Power in Lowell

2:30-4:00pm Thursday, free

Mill Girls and Immigrants

2:30-4:00pm Friday, free

Mill Girls and Immigrants

2:30-4:00pm Saturday, free



All tours are free and  begin at the park visitor center at 246 Market Street. 

Reservations: 978-970-5000.


 

Industrial Canyon, Lowell, MA  

Did You Know?
Protests came to Lowell in the mid-1830s. Mill management...twice reduced the take-home pay of women workers. Faced with growing inventories and falling prices, owners believed the only way to sustain profits was to cut labor costs. The mill workers were not willing to accept this logic.

Last Updated: October 13, 2009 at 07:37 EST