Hamilton Manufacturing Company Countinghouse
Historic district in Massachusetts, United States in Lowell, Massachusetts. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Lowell Power Canal System is the largest power canal system in the United States, at 5.6 miles in length. It is operating through six major canals on two levels, controlled by numerous gates. The system was begun in the 1790s, beginning its life as a transportation canal called the Pawtucket Canal, which was constructed to get logs from New Hampshire down the Merrimack River to shipbuilding centers at Newburyport, Massachusetts, bypassing the 30-plus-foot drop of the Pawtucket Falls.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Between Middlesex St. and the Merrimack River, Lowell, MA |
| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | Aug 13, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76001972 |
| Type of place | power canal |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 23 buildings, 23 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Between Middlesex St. and the Merrimack River, Lowell, MA |
| Coordinates | 42.64201, -71.31131 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Lowell National Historical Park · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Edward Macdowell Lake Day Use Facilities 38 mi · West Hill Park 40 mi |
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Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76001972. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.