Pawtucket Canal
Completed in 1796, the Pawtucket Canal was originally built as a transportation canal to circumvent the Pawtucket Falls of the Merrimack River in East Chelmsford, Massachusetts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as: “Pawtucket Merrimac Canal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include F. Bradford Morse Federal Building and Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
F. Bradford Morse Federal Building
College
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0.
The F. Bradford Morse Federal Building, formerly the United States Post Office is a historic post office at 50 Kearney Square in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Theater building
Photo: Emw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lowell Memorial Auditorium is an indoor auditorium in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is dedicated to local veterans of war.
Lowell General Hospital Saints Campus
Hospital
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Saints Medical Center, a hospital, has been called "Lowell General - Saints Campus," since 2012 when it became a part of Lowell General Hospital. The campus is located at One Hospital Drive in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lowell and City Hall Historic District.
Lowell
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Lowell is a city in Massachusetts about 40 minutes northwest of Boston. With over 115,000 residents, it's the fifth largest city in Massachusetts, and has an important historical background. It was the first planned industrial city in the United States.
City Hall Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The City Hall Historic District is a historic district in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States, bound roughly by Broadway, Colburn, and Kirk streets. The centerpiece of the district is the Richardsonian Romanesque City Hall, built in 1893 to a design by Merrill & Cutler, with its 180-foot clock tower.
South Common Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Common Historic District of Lowell, Massachusetts, encompasses the city's South Common and the various public, religious, and private residential buildings that flank its borders.
Pawtucket Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Pawtucket Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Pawtucket Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pawtucket Canal”
- Chinese: “波塔基特運河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة بوتاكيت”
- “Pawtucket Canal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Merrimack-Middle Street Historic District and Centralville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lowell Locks and Lower Locks.
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