More pictures. North and South Canals. These were strictly power canals. No locks like the canals in Lowell.
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Industrial Revolution and Manufacturing Pre WW1
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North Canal. West end gate house.
North Canal. East end gates.
North Canal. Other view of gates. Looks like new mechanisms. Alot of improvement in this area. Part of the good things I saw.
Near the South Canal. Still the headquarters for New balance.
Ayer Mill clock. New Balance Facility. Restored when I was in the third grade. Need to find out, but I think it's the largest mill clock in the world. Did a story on it when I was in third grade.
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South Canal.
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South Canal east end gate house.
South Canal. Former site of the eastend gate house. Little of the iron work remains.
South Canal. Another view.
Another view of clock tower.
Along the North Canal. Another old mill tower.
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Lousy picture of Interstate 495. I wonder if the travelers realize how important Lawrence was to the textile industry. Second photo. The remains of the Lawrence steel mill. Site of one of three railroad stations nearby.
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Railroad tracks run to the right. Former Boston and Maine Manchester and Lawrence Branch.
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About half way down the page there's a image and paragraph on how mill turbines work.
http://www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/redevelopme ... part-2.htm
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http://www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/redevelopme ... part-2.htm
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Anyone traveling near Oneonta NY, this is a wonderful museum of a still working mill. Went there this Summer on an antique car club tour.
http://www.hanfordmills.org/
The mill was both steam powered and water powered and both systems are still operational. The water powered operations use both a very wide over-shot wheel and a water turbine.
It's a large mill and one of the few that branched out to mill and manufacture many different items, not just specializing in one product, as most did.
And the many different types of machinery are still in operation.
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http://www.hanfordmills.org/
The mill was both steam powered and water powered and both systems are still operational. The water powered operations use both a very wide over-shot wheel and a water turbine.
It's a large mill and one of the few that branched out to mill and manufacture many different items, not just specializing in one product, as most did.
And the many different types of machinery are still in operation.
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Thanks Paul. My wife did alot of theater sublet work in New York when we were still dating. I wish I could have done some more sightseeing during my weekend trips to visit her. She worked in Chataqua, Auburn, and Richfield Springs. Would still like to investigate New Yorks rail history also. It's a shame what happened to Buffalo.
Any way before I move on I would like to share this mill video. A lot of history in it.
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PS: The Lawrence North Canal is on the National Register. Glad I'm not the only one that appreciates them. Hopefully the South Canal will follow.
http://www.groundworklawrence.org/files/library/nc-study.pdf
Any way before I move on I would like to share this mill video. A lot of history in it.
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PS: The Lawrence North Canal is on the National Register. Glad I'm not the only one that appreciates them. Hopefully the South Canal will follow.
http://www.groundworklawrence.org/files/library/nc-study.pdf
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Found this by accident.
Waltham Watch
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I want to thank you guys for the info, been making a mental list of places to go if I ever have the time when I'm up that way. Lately it's just been run Up & visit my B-in-L see my sister & run back home. The older the area the more history it has the big problem is we have a few favorites & tend to go back instead of finding new. That & my B-in-L is an ex aircraft engineer & he always has an agenda already set & we had to get back to the critters.
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Here's a video that pretty much touches on everything I enjoy in life. Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/Xa0PAg7FfMk
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https://youtu.be/Xa0PAg7FfMk
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Thanks for posting all of this. Railroads and historical industrial sites fascinate me. Moved to Manchester NH which was a huge mill and textile city and there is so much for me to explore. Too bad the canals are filled in now 