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Boott Mills
The Boott Mills in Lowell, Massachusetts were an part of an extensive group of cotton mills, built in 1835 alongside a power canal system in this important cotton town. Their founder was Kirk Boott, one of the early mill leaders in Lowell.〔(Building America's Industrial Revolution: The Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts )〕 Today, the Boott Mills complex is the most intact in Lowell, and houses a museum. ==Location== Lowell is north-west of Boston on the Merrimack River. Lowell was blessed with a river system that provided a drop over a distance of , suitable to provide . Water had been diverted through canals and locks to enable navigation, and by a simple diversion the overflow could be used to power waterwheels.
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