University of Massachusetts Lowell - Sojourn / Knoll Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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The University is situated in a city rich in culture and history. Lowell was once a leader in American industry, and is now the home of a National Historical Park, At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the point where the Merrimack River bends ninety degrees and is met by the Concord River was inhabited by only a few farmers and was part of the town of Chelmsford. In the early 1820's a handful of investors found this spot to be the ideal location for a new concept in America-a planned industrial community. The plan was an astonishing success. It didn't take long for this once small farming hamlet to explode into the first thriving industrial city in America. By 1826, the former agricultural village had grown into a town, renamed Lowell, after Francis Cabott Lowell, the originator of American cotton manufacturing. In only a few years, people were flocking from all over the world to see this industrial wonder. The ingenious canal water-power system, the long lines of mills, and the unique labor force of Yankee farmer's daughters impressed all who visited, including Charles Dickens and Michael Chivalier. continued Prologue 13