A visit to Hancock Shaker Village in western Massachusetts offers a glimpse into the lives of those who lived and worked in this religious-based community. By Ann Bush May-June 2026…
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Towns get started for many reasons. For Lowell, Massachusetts, it was the rapidly moving Merrimack River. This waterway supplied the power that turned the belts that powered the machines that wove the fabrics. Textile company owners devised a complex system of locks and canals that diverted water from the Merrimack to the factories along its banks.