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Lets cover off Lowell first. Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The estimated population in 2009 according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 103,229. It is the fifth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County

Founded as a planned manufacturing center for textiles along the Merrimack River northwest of Boston, it was a thriving industrial center during the 19th century, attracting many immigrants and migrant workers to its mills. With the decline of its manufacturing in the 20th century, the city fell into deep hard times but has begun to rebound in recent decades. The former mill district along the river is partially restored and composes part of the Lowell National Historical Park.

Lowell is located at the confluence of the Merrimack and Concord Rivers. The Pawtucket Falls, a mile-long set of rapids with a total loss in elevation of 32 feet, ends where the two rivers meet. At the top of the falls is the Pawtucket Dam – designed to turn the upper Merrimack into a millpond, diverted through Lowell’s extensive canal system.

Lowell had the highest percentage of Cambodians of any place in the United States, with 10.37% of its population being Cambodians. There are an estimated 11,000 Cambodians living in the city of Lowell, but local community leaders estimate the number to be around 35,000. Asian Vacation anyone?

Lowell can be reached by automobile from Interstate 495, US Route 3, the Lowell Connector, and Massachusetts Routes 3A, 38, 110, 113, and 133.

For public transit, Lowell is served by the Lowell Regional Transit Authority, which provides fixed route bus services and paratransit services to the city and surrounding area. These connect at the Gallagher Transit Terminal to the Lowell Line of the MBTA commuter rail system, which connects Lowell to Boston. The terminal is also served by several intercity bus lines.

The Lowell National Historical Park provides a free streetcar shuttle between its various sites in the city center, using track formerly used to provide freight access to the city’s mills.

Points of interest

Among the many tourist attractions, Lowell also currently has 39 places on the National Register of Historic Places including many buildings and structures as part of the Lowell National Historical Park.

• Lowell National Historical Park: Maintains Lowell’s history as an early manufacturing and immigrant city. Exhibits include weave rooms, a waterpower exhibit, and paths along 5.6 miles of largely restored canals.
• Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest: Hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing trails in an urban state forest
• University of Massachusetts Lowell: State university
• Vandenberg Esplanade: Walking, biking, swimming, and picnicking park along the banks of the Merrimack River. Contains the Sampas Pavilion.
• Lowell High School: The first desegregated and co-educational high school in the United States
• Jack Kerouac‘s birthplace: In the Centralville section of the city at 9 Lupine Road.
• Bette Davis‘s birthplace: In the Highlands section of the city at 22 Chester Street.
• Edson Cemetery: burial site of Jack Kerouac, John McFarland, Passaconaway and William Preston Phelps. 1375 Gorham Street.
• The Worthen House: Edgar Allan Poe purportedly visited this tavern and local lore suggests he wrote some of “The Raven” here.
• The Acre: Lowell’s gateway neighborhood where waves of immigrants have established their communities
• University of Massachusetts Lowell Radiation Laboratory: The site of a small nuclear reactor at the school
• Yorick Building: Former home of the gentlemen’s club the “Yorick Club”, currently a restaurant & function facility.

Businesses started

• CVS/pharmacy
• Moxie – the first mass-produced soft drink in the U.S.
• Father John’s Medicine
• Wang Laboratories – Massachusetts Miracle computer company
• Telephone numbers, 1879, Lowell is the first U.S. city to have phone numbers, two years after Alexander Graham Bell demonstrates his telephone in Lowell.
• Francis Turbine – A highly efficient water-powered turbine
• Market Basket – Chain of approximately 60 grocery stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
• Cash Carriers
• Fred C. Church Insurance (est. 1865)
• Stuart’s Department Stores

Lowell Employment Statistics