Northern Canal, Great River Wall, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Summary
Significance: The Great River Wall is a massive retaining wall which separates the upper half of the Northern Canal from the Merrimack River.
Survey number: HAER MA-8-B
Building/structure dates: 1847 Initial Construction
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Tags
retaining walls
hydraulic engineering
water power
textile industry
manufacturing
lowell
northern
northern canal
great
great river wall
middlesex
middlesex county
massachusetts
jack boucher
james b francis
monica e hawley
historic american engineering record
patrick m malone
proprietors of the locks and canals of the merrimack river
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
manufacturing plants
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Francis, James B
Proprietors of the Locks & Canals of the Merrimack River
Hawley, Monica E, transmitter
Boucher, Jack, photographer
Malone, Patrick M, historian
Location
Lowell
,
42.63342, -71.31617
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html