Political Quotes

“it has been indicated what this bill would do relative to small tracts of land. I want to say that the Lowell National Historical Park was created in 1978, and it really created the vision for my hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts. Lowell was the cradle of America's industrial revolution, and it was determined by this Congress that it was worthy of preservation. For 30 years, starting in the 1800s, Lowell led the Nation in cotton textile production. Harnessing the power of the mighty Merrimack River, it gave Lowell the fuel for this Nation's largest manufacturing engine. Today, because of the work of so many people in the city of Lowell and the National Park Service, the Lowell National Historic Park continues to tell the story of America's industrial revolution right in Lowell. The mark stands as a bridge to the past and a looking glass to the future. The same land that hosted textile mills are now home to high-tech companies and a university where nanotechnology research is flourishing. The park, the first urban park of the Nation, is also a study in contrast. The old brick mills, emblematic of industry and development, are surrounded by pristine, open, green space. As the park has developed and improved, so too has the community around it. The park attracts three-quarters of a million visitors each year, and the ripple effect of that is significant.…”