A popular market inside an old Lowell mill is set to close at the end of the month because the owner is donating the building to a charter school. Mill No. 5, tucked into the upper floors of an ...

The Lowell Mill Girls labored in harsh conditions, worked long hours for low wages, and lived under strict factory rules. But they didn’t just accept their fate - they fought back. Watch as we ...

The birthplace of Jack Kerouac and the Industrial Revolution, Lowell's history echoes all around you. Former mill buildings and cobblestone streets now add charm to a bustling downtown, steps away ...

Young women from all over New England started coming to Lowell in the late 1820s to work in the textile factories. Known as “mill girls,” these women operated machines in the mills, lived in company ...