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Guided Tour | | |
Lowell:
The Industrial Revolution | Description
Lead your own tour by following a planned schedule of site visits within Lowell
National Historical Park. Sites are easily walked and well marked, and clear pre-visit
instructions are provided. During the two-hour visit led by the classroom teacher,
students explore the changing nature of work during the Industrial Revolution.
Students • View the award-winning multi-media presentation "Lowell:
The Industrial Revelation" • Stand among the roaring looms in the
Boott Cotton Mills Museum restored weave room • Visit the "Mill
Girls and Immigrants" exhibit in the boardinghouse and examine primary source
documents describing the daily lives of 19th century working women. Scheduling
and Reservations Fee scale for reserved self-guided programs
2008-2009
School Year: $3.00 per person plus $35.00 per class.
Programs may be reserved as of May 1, 2008 for dates during the 2008-2009 school
year by calling Lowell National Historical Park at 978-970-5000. Please
see our curriculum pages
for information about our curriculum packets with pre- and post-visit activities.
Tsongas Center has been approved for PASS Program funding support. Contact your
local cultural council for information on the PASS program.
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