Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
1916

Lawrence, a city, one of the capitals of Essex CO., Mass., on both sides of the Merrimac River and on several divisions of the Boston and Maine R., 26 miles N. by W. of Boston and 10 miles NE. of Lowell. It contains a city- hall, court-house, public library, theatres, hospitals, a masonic temple, various other notable buildings and institutions, and city parks. The river, which is here nearly 900 feet wide and is held by a huge dam constructed in 1845-17, falls 28 feet in the course of half a mile, affording immense water-power, which is employed in cotton-mills and other factories. Lawrence is one of the foremost industrial cities of New England and its cotton-, woollen- and worsted-mills are among the largest in the world, giving employment to upward of 13,000 hands and producing annually about 170,000,000 yards of cloth, one mill alone furnishing about three-fifths of this amount. Lawrence has also large paper-mills and manufactures of steam-engines, boilers, mill-machinery, hardware, carriages, sewing-ma chines, clothing, hats, boots and shoes, belting, etc. Several bridges cross the river at this place. Lawrence was incorporated as a town in 1847 and as a city in 1853. Pop. in 1860, 17,639; in 1870, 28,921; in 1880, 39,151; in 1890, 44,654; in 1900, 62,559.

Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher

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