Eastern Canal, Boott Dam, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Summary
Significance: The dam now in existence was built in the latter part of the 19th century to replace an older dam on the same site. The original dam had been constructed at the same time as the Eastern Canal, in 1835. The purpose of both dams was to control the level of water in the Eastern Canal.
Survey number: HAER MA-7-A
Building/structure dates: 1878 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1892 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Proprietors of the Locks & Canals on the Merrimack River
Boott Manufacturing Company
Boott, Kirk
Hawley, Monica E, transmitter
Malone, Patrick M, historian
Ansteth, W Richard, photographer
Location
Lowell, 42.63342, -71.31617
Source
Library of Congress
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