print email comment close Building America's Industrial Revolution: The Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts URL: http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/21boott/21boott.htm Description: This lesson plan is based on the national historic park that is the site of "mills built from the mid-1830s to the early 20th century, reflecting the early use of waterpower, steam power, and finally electric power." Discusses the Industrial Revolution, cotton mill equipment, the textile industry, and related topics. Includes images, maps, and related resources. From the National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places program. Publisher: National Park Service Extra Keywords water power Library of Congress Subject Headings: Boott Mills (Lowell, Mass.) -- History Cotton textile industry -- History Lowell National Historical Park (Lowell, Mass.) LII Database Information: Record 13973 created by Jennifer English on 09/27/2004 Last modification on 07/11/2007 Published: 09/27/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/13973