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Lowell (City of), Middlesex County, MA

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Lowell (City of), Middlesex County, MA
Located 23 mi NW of Boston; Middlesex County (US-T121).
Place Class
Civil 
Historical Context
Settled in 1653, incorporated as a town in 1826, and as a city in 1836. Named for Francis Cabot Lowell (1775-1817) inventor of the power loom, who initiated cotton manufacturing in Amerrica (MA-T1/p28).
Elevation
105 feet
Latitude (decimal)
42.6388709
Longitude (decimal)
-71.3217141 
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