5 story brick factories with a clocktower surrounding a central courtyard — The Boott Cotton Mills is one of the best, most-intact complexes of cotton mills from Lowell's heyday in the 19th century. NPS Photo

Lowell National Historical Park

National Historic Site · Massachusetts · National Park Service

Lowell’s water-powered textile mills catapulted the nation – including immigrant families and early female factory workers – into an uncertain new industrial era. Nearly 200 years later, the changes that began here still reverberate in our shifting global economy. Explore Lowell, a living testament to the dynamic human story of the industrial revolution.

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Phone: 9789705000
Official site: www.nps.gov
Managed by: National Park Service

Getting there

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What's here

Highlights: Dams · Engineering · Industry · Factories · Mills · Immigration · Laborer and Worker · Migrant Workers · Labor Movement · Science, Technology and Innovation · Canals · Floods · Urban America · Women's History

Activities & features: Arts and Culture · Craft Demonstrations · Cultural Demonstrations · Live Music · Boating · Boat Tour · Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Hands-On · Arts and Crafts · Junior Ranger Program · Park Film · Museum Exhibits · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store · Gift Shop and Souvenirs