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  1. Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. [2] Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the east.

    • Canal and Great Stone Dam
    • Mill Complexes
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    The Great Stone Dam was constructed across the Merrimack River at a place called Bodwell's Falls, where there is a five-foot drop. The dam was built to raise the height of the drop to 30 feet (9.1 m). It is made of granite blocks laid on a bed of hydraulic cement. At its base it is 35 feet (11 m) thick, shrinking to 13 feet (4.0 m) at its top. It h...

    The Pacific Mills complex is an extensive array of buildings in the western (upper) and central parts of the district. The oldest standing building, a storehouse, dates to 1860, and there are remnants of an earlier 1852 structure. One of the more impressive structures is the Weave Shed built in 1890; it is a two-story brick building 300 feet (91 m)...

  2. Background and Early Development of Lawrence; The History of the Essex Company; Lawrence History Timeline; Maps of Lawrence Through the Years; Additional Early Resources

  3. Home. Visitors. About the City. City of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Located twenty-five miles north of Boston, Lawrence and 5 miles south of the State of New Hampshire, Massachusetts is truly a city of immigrants and industry. The City of Lawrence is located in Essex County.

  4. North Canal completed. First mills on-line. 1850: Population 8,358. Map of the town of Lawrence, 1850. Sanitary Survey of Town of Lawrence: Massachusetts Sanitary Commission, By Lemuel Shattuck, 1850. 1853: Lawrence chartered as a city. The Essex County Jail was built, located at what is now the corner of Auburn and Hampshire Streets.