The History of Lowell is closely tied to its location along the Pawtucket Falls of the Merrimack River, from being an important fishing ground for the Pennacook tribe to providing water power for the factories that formed the basis of the city's economy for a century. The city of Lowell was started in the 1820s as a money-making venture and social project referred to as "The Lowell Experiment", and quickly became the United States' largest textile center. However, within approximately a century, the decline and collapse of that industry in New England placed the city into a deep recession. Lowell's "rebirth", partially tied to Lowell National Historical Park, has made it a model for other former industrial towns, although the city continues to struggle with deindustrialization and suburbanization.
Albert Perkins Langtry was an American newspaper editor and publisher, politician, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, and a member of the Republican Party.
Frederic Walker Lincoln Jr. was an American manufacturer and politician, serving as the sixteenth and eighteenth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1858–1860 and 1863–1867, respectively.
James Cook Ayer was the wealthiest patent medicine businessman of his day.
Samuel Mansfield Bubier was a Massachusetts shoe manufacturer and politician who served as a member of the Board of Aldermen and as the 16th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.
Frederick Warren Stickney was an American architect.
Frederic Cameron "Fred" Church Jr. was an American businessman. His father founded Fred C. Church Insurance company in 1865 as a sole proprietorship in Lowell, Massachusetts. Fred. C. Church, Inc. currently has around 130 employees, with branch offices in Andover, MA, Dracut, MA, Haverhill, MA, Tewksbury, MA, Westford, MA, and Portsmouth, NH.
The Yorick Club was a private social club in Lowell, Massachusetts, which twenty prominent young Lowell men founded in February 1882. The club went bankrupt in 1979 and was dissolved; its former clubhouse is now Cobblestones Bar & Restaurant.
Perry Daniel Thompson served as the forty sixth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Charles Adams Stott was a Massachusetts businessman who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives; and as a member of the Common Council, Board of Aldermen, and the twenty-fourth mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Jonathan P. Folsom served as the twentieth Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Albert Frederick Richardson was an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as twentieth Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Ambrose Lawrence (1816-1893) was a Massachusetts Dentist who served as the eleventh Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
The following is a timeline of the history of Lowell, Massachusetts, US.
George Henry Brown was a politician who served as the forty first, and forty seventh Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Camp Chase, also known as Camp Wilson, was a training camp for Massachusetts militia during the American Civil War located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Several thousand recruits were trained at Camp Chase before being sent south to the battle front.
Rodney French was an American abolitionist, politician, and merchant who served as Mayor of New Bedford, Massachusetts.
This is a bibliography of Holyoke, a city in Massachusetts, with books about the area's history, culture, geography, and people. Due to the area's proximity to a number of industrial developments and the numerous cultures of different waves of immigrant workers, a wide number of books, dissertations, and comprehensive articles have been written about Holyoke throughout its history in several languages. This list is not intended to be complete, authoritative, or exhaustive and does not include promotional material, travel guides, recipe books, directories, or the catalogs of industrial companies that have resided therein.
William Downes Austin was an architect and author in the United States. He was a partner with Frederick W. Stickney at Stickney & Austin from 1892 until 1900. Austin worked out of their Boston office while Stickney worked out of the Lowell office. After the partnership ended in 1900, they both maintained each other's names in their respective practices. One of their first projects was the Highland Club in Lowell.
