Lowell History

The following are links to various posts about the history of Lowell:

Pawtucket Canal
Middlesex Canal
Merrimack Canal

3 Comments to “Lowell History”

    
  1. Martha
    September 16, 2010 at 11:15 am

    Announcement:

    Parker Lecture Series
    Sunday October 3, 2010
    12 noon
    Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Hall of Flas

    “Prelude to the Civil War: The State of the Union 159 Years Ago”
    Lecture by Dr. Michael Pierson, University of Massachusetts Lowell

    It took less than a year for the United States of America to fall apart. In April 1860, the Democratic Party met in Charleston, South Carolina, to select a candidate for the U.S. Presidency. By April 1861, Charlestonians saw a vastly different spectacle: a new country, the Confederate States of America, opened fire on the U.S. flag. Only weeks later, Massachusetts troops had to force their way through Baltimore, at the cost of several lives, including Lowell’s own Luther Ladd and Addison Whitney, to save the nation’s capitol from capture. This talk will chart this year of turmoil in order to understand what pushed Lowell residents and others to the brink of the Civil War.

  2. KM Murphy
    October 11, 2010 at 9:51 am

    I’m sorry I missed this talk. I went to Gettysburg recently. There is a new visitors center, theater and many different educational choices for getting around the battle field. My husband and I did the CD self guided tour via the car. It is supose to take two hours. It took us four. We loved it!! We got out of the car and walked around. We walked on the paths that the 20th Maine walked, stood in the peach grove and looked across the same field that Pickett looked at….in disbelief I’m sure.

    Let me tell you, for my husband and I to be in the same car for 4 hours together….that in itself is a minor miracle.

    I’ll watch your site to see future events.

    KM Murphy

  3. Paul
    February 12, 2011 at 10:16 am

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/artsandliving/civilwar/timeline.html

    While not specific to Lowell and the Civil War, the above link is a great timeline resource of events leading up to the Civil War. We think our country is facing one of the great struggles right now with the economy. It’s nothing compared to what we faced going into 1861.

    

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