2024 Map of Lowell

About this map

The Merrimack River serves as the industrial and geographical heart of this region, winding past the urban center of Lowell and through a landscape defined by 19th-century hydraulic engineering. The map details the sophisticated waterway system of the Northern Canal and Pawtucket Canal, which powered the textile mills that spurred the area's growth. These historic corridors are now preserved within the Lowell National Historical Park. Surrounding the city, the residential and educational fabric is represented by the University of Massachusetts Lowell and established neighborhoods like Centralville, Belvidere, and Highlands. North of the state line in Pelham, the terrain transitions to a series of glacial hills such as Jeremy Hill and Gage Hill. Numerous family and community burial grounds, including Pelham Center Cem and the Montefiore Israel Brotherhood Cem, provide significant points of interest for genealogical research across the Massachusetts and New Hampshire border.