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Boott Cotton Mills Museum Description
Perhaps the highlight of Lowell's National Historical Park is the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. It is located in the 1873 mill built by industrialist and former British officer Kirk Boott. Guided tours of the facility take visitors to the first floor weaving room where 88 turn of the century looms pound away incessantly. The looms are powered by an ingenious system of shafts, belts and pulleys all driven by the force of the Merrimack River.

Park rangers interpret Lowell's role in the history of the industrial revolution in the U.S. The second floor of the museum contains historical exhibits and former mill workers' taped accounts of the hard life working in the textile industry.
Hobbies & Activities category: Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits;  Industrial attraction, factory museum
Address
Lowell National Historical Park
67 Kirk Street
Lowell, MA 01852-1029
United States
Phone 1 (978) 970-5000
Fax 1 (978) 275-1762
Hours
October 10 to November 26
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:309:309:309:309:309:309:30
Closed16:3016:3016:3016:3016:3016:3016:30
November 27 to March 2
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:009:3011:00
Closed14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0016:0016:00
March 3 to May 25
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:309:309:309:309:309:309:30
Closed16:3016:3016:3016:3016:3016:3016:30
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
Adult$6.00
Senior over 62$4.00
Child 16 & under$3.00
Child 5 & underFREE
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Typical Visit
1 hour
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