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The following is a timeline of the history of Lowell, Massachusetts, US.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

19th century

  • 1822
  • 1824
    • St. Anne's Church organized. [3]
    • Lowell Daily Journal and Courier begins publication. [4]
  • 1825 - Middlesex Mechanic Association, [5] Hamilton Manufacturing Company, [3]and Mechanic Phalanx established. [6]
  • 1826
    • Town of Lowell established from Chelmsford land. [7]
    • First Baptist Church and First Universalist Church organized. [3]
    • Merrimack Journal newspaper in publication. [8]
    • Central Bridge opens. [9]
  • 1827 - First Methodist Episcopal Church organized. [3]
  • 1828 - Appleton Company, Lowell Bank, and Lowell Manufacturing Company incorporated. [3]
  • 1829
    • Lowell Institution for Savings incorporated. [3]
    • Lowell Fire Department established. [9]
  • 1830
    • Lawrence Manufacturing Company, Middlesex Company, Suffolk Manufacturing Company, and Tremont Mills incorporated. [3]
    • Appleton Street Church, South Congregational Church, and Worthen Street Baptist Church established. [3]
    • Town Hall built. [10]
    • Population: 6,474. [11]
  • 1831
    • First Roman Catholic Church organized. [3]
    • Railroad Bank incorporated. [3]
  • 1832 - Lowell Bleachery incorporated. [3]
  • 1833 - Police Court established. [12]
  • 1834
  • 1835
  • 1836
    • City of Lowell incorporated. [15]
    • Factory Girls' Association, [13] Dispensary, [6] Lowell Temperance Society, [6] and Second Universalist Parish [9] established.
  • 1838
    • Nashua and Lowell Railroad begins operating. [4]
    • County jail built. [10]
  • 1839
    • Massachusetts Cotton Mills incorporated. [9]
    • Middlesex Horticultural Society [9] and Lowell Medical Association [16] founded.
  • 1840
  • 1841
  • 1842 - Charles Dickens visits Lowell. [7]
  • 1843 - First Wesleyan Methodist Church [3]and Missionary Association established. [4]
  • 1844 - City Library, [14] Lowell Female Labor Reform Association, [17] and New Jerusalem Swedenborgian Church established. [3]
  • 1845 - Lowell Machine Shop incorporated. [3]
  • 1846
  • 1847 - June: U.S. president Polk visits Lowell. [18]
  • 1848 - Francis floodgate [1] and Colburn School built.
  • 1850
    • Lowell Gas Light Company in business. [4]
    • Salem and Lowell Railroad begins operating. [4]
    • Middlesex County Law Library founded. [14]
    • Court-House built. [10]
    • Population: 33,383. [11]
  • 1851 - Lowell Daily Citizen newspaper begins publication. [4]
  • 1852 - May: Lajos Kossuth visits Lowell. [18]
  • 1853
  • 1856 - Jail built. [10]
  • 1857 - Varnum School built.
  • 1863 - High School Association organized. [12]
  • 1864 - Lowell Horse Railroad begins operating. [12]
  • 1865
    • United States Bunting Company in business. [19]
    • Wamesit Power Company incorporated. [19]
  • 1867 - St. John's Hospital and Young Men's Christian Association established. [12] [20]
  • 1868 - Old Franklin Literary Association [19] and Old Residents' Historical Association organized. [21]
  • 1870 - Coggeshall's Circulating Library in business. [14]
  • 1873 - Young Women's Home established. [19]
  • 1875 - Riding Park, and Club Dramatique established. [19]
  • 1876
    • Moxie beverage invented. [22]
    • Lowell Art Association founded.
  • 1882 - Butler School built.
  • 1883
  • 1887 - Board of Trade established. [23]
  • 1889 - Opera House built.
  • 1890 - Population: 77,696. [7]
  • 1891 - Lowell General Hospital founded. [24] [20]
  • 1893 - Lowell Post Office built.
  • 1894 - Normal School [1] and Middlesex Women's Club [9] founded.
  • 1895 - Middlesex Village School built. [9]
  • 1897 - Lowell Textile School opens. [1] [7]
  • 1898 - Pawtucket Congregational Church built.
  • 1900
    • Gaity Theatre opens. [25]
    • Population: 94,969. [7]

20th century

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Federal Writers' Project 1937.
  2. ^ Eno 1976.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p March 1849.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Adams 1857.
  5. ^ Catalogue of the Library of the Middlesex Mechanic Association, at Lowell, Mass., Leonard Huntress, printer, 1840, OCLC  11765136, OL  23535943M
  6. ^ a b c d Prescott 1841.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
  8. ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Research". Lowell Historical Society. Retrieved January 25, 2014. Collections
  10. ^ a b c d e f Industries 1886.
  11. ^ a b c Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
  12. ^ a b c d Sampson 1870.
  13. ^ a b Aaron Brenner; et al., eds. (2009). "Timeline". Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN  978-0-7656-2645-5.
  14. ^ a b c d Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  15. ^ Anniversary 1886.
  16. ^ Floyd 1840.
  17. ^ Sue Heinemann (1996). Timelines of American Women's History. Berkley Publishing Group. ISBN  978-0-399-51986-4.
  18. ^ a b Cowley 1856.
  19. ^ a b c d e Sampson 1875.
  20. ^ a b c Mike Tigas; Sisi Wei, eds. (9 May 2013). "Lowell, Massachusetts". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  21. ^ Contributions of the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass.: The Association, 1873, OL  14001898M
  22. ^ Andrew F. Smith (2011). "Chronology". Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood. ISBN  978-0-313-39393-8.
  23. ^ Ellis 1899.
  24. ^ Coburn 1920.
  25. ^ a b c d "Movie Theaters in Lowell, MA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  26. ^ Lowell Historical Society (1902), By-Laws, Lowell, Mass., OL  18112818M{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  27. ^ Thomas, Matthew (2013). Historic Powder Houses of New England. History Press.
  28. ^ "Lowell Motor Carnival a Racing Success". Motor Age. XVI (11): 1–15. September 9, 1909. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  29. ^ "To understand Market Basket feud, head to Lowell", Boston Globe, July 31, 2014
  30. ^ Stanton 2006.
  31. ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 69th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1926. hdl: 2027/nyp.33433081797379.
  32. ^ "Tradition of City's Golden Gloves", Lowell Sun, January 6, 2016
  33. ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 95th Congress. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1977. hdl: 2027/uc1.31158002391372.
  34. ^ a b Boston Globe 1992.
  35. ^ Goldstein 2000.
  36. ^ "Ex-Lowell official pleads guilty in bribe case", Boston Globe, August 31, 2011
  37. ^ "Wang Headquarters Auctioned for $525,000", New York Times, February 17, 1994
  38. ^ United States Census Bureau (1984), County and City Data Book, 1983, Statistical Abstract, Washington DC, OL  14997563M{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  39. ^ "Lowell Historic Board History". City of Lowell. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  40. ^ a b American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Massachusetts: Lowell". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. Rowman Altamira. ISBN  0759100020.
  41. ^ a b Pluralism Project. "Lowell, Massachusetts". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  42. ^ "FAQ". Lowell Folk Festival. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  43. ^ "Community Links". City of Lowell.[ dead link]
  44. ^ "Welcome to the City of Lowell, MA". Archived from the original on 1998-12-12 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  45. ^ "Lowell manager's resignation may herald a power shift", Boston Globe, April 30, 2006
  46. ^ "University of Massachusetts, Lowell". Dallas, TX: National String Project Consortium. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  47. ^ "About Us". Cultural Organization of Lowell. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  48. ^ "Court dance connects New England and Cambodia", Boston Globe, August 5, 2001
  49. ^ "Lowell's new city manager rolls up sleeves", Boston Globe, December 28, 2006
  50. ^ "Shree Swaminarayan Temple". Shree Swaminarayan Sampraday. International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  51. ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 112th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 2011. ISBN  9780160886539.
  52. ^ "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  53. ^ "Lowell (city), Massachusetts". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  54. ^ "Seven Die, Including 3 Children, in Massachusetts Fire", New York Times, July 10, 2014

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century
Published in the 20th century
Published in the 21st century
  • Carolyn M. Goldstein (2000). "Many Voices, True Stories, and the Experiences We Are Creating in Industrial History Museums: Reinterpreting Lowell, Massachusetts". Public Historian. 22 (3): 129–137. doi: 10.2307/3379583. JSTOR  3379583.
  • "Around Boston: Lowell", New England (3rd ed.), Lonely Planet, 2002, p. 172+, OL  24765202M
  • Cathy Stanton (2006). The Lowell Experiment: Public History in a Postindustrial City. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN  1-55849-547-9.

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  • Lowell Bleachery, incorporated 1832
    Lowell Bleachery, incorporated 1832
  • Lowell, 1834
    Lowell, 1834
  • Jail, built 1856
    Jail, built 1856
  • Advertisements, 1875
    Advertisements, 1875
  • Map of Lowell, 1876
    Map of Lowell, 1876

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