Boott Cotton Mills
1835 - Museum
Overview
Brick mill courtyard at Lowell, Massachusetts, heart of the Lowell system that employed thousands of young women, the mill girls, in company boarding houses under strict rules. The restored 1830s to 1870s ranges are the core of Lowell National Historical Park.
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