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Merrimack Canal, Rolling Dam, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

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Merrimack Canal, Rolling Dam, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

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Summary

Significance: Both the Rolling Dam and the Merrimack Dam were built in 1835 in order to provide intermediate levels between the Merrimack and Eastern Canals so that both could use the same wasteway.
Survey number: HAER MA-3-B
Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Francis, James B
Proprietors of the Locks & Canals of the Merrimack River
Hawley, Monica E, transmitter
Malone, Patrick M, historian
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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