Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States

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Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States, is a historic industrial city in northeastern Massachusetts known for its 19th-century textile mills and diverse immigrant communities.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 351
978
borderedBy Andover, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Dracut, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Merrimack River
surface form: "Methuen River border across Merrimack River"

Methuen, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
North Andover, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
county Essex County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
demographicsCharacteristic historically large French Canadian immigrant community
historically large German immigrant community
historically large Irish immigrant community
historically large Italian immigrant community
large Latino population
foundingDate 1845
governmentType mayor–council government
hasEducationalInstitution Northern Essex Community College
surface form: "Northern Essex Community College (Lawrence campus)"
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Lawrence Historic District
North Canal Historic District
hasLandmark Ayer Mill Clock Tower
Campagnone Common
Great Stone Dam NERFINISHED
Lawrence Heritage State Park
hasMajorHighway Interstate 495
Interstate 93
surface form: "Interstate 93 (nearby access)"
hasRailService MBTA Commuter Rail NERFINISHED
hasRiverFeature Lawrence Canal system
incorporationDate 1853
industrialType planned industrial city
knownFor 19th-century textile mills
Bread and Roses Strike
surface form: "Bread and Roses Strike of 1912"

diverse immigrant communities
industrial history
labor history
textile industry
locatedIn New England
northeastern Massachusetts
locatedOnRiver Merrimack River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Abbott Lawrence NERFINISHED
partOf Greater Lawrence area
postalCodePrefix 0184
railLine MBTA Haverhill Line NERFINISHED
region Merrimack Valley
state Massachusetts
summerTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
surface form: "Eastern Daylight Time"
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

Referenced by (6)

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Essex County hasCity Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
subject surface form: "Essex County, Massachusetts"
this entity surface form: "Lawrence, Massachusetts"
Campagnone Common hasStreetAddress Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Essex County historicCountySeat Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
subject surface form: "Essex County, Massachusetts"
this entity surface form: "Lawrence, Massachusetts"
Great Stone Dam owner Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
this entity surface form: "City of Lawrence (historically via Essex Company and successors)"
Leonard Bernstein placeOfBirth Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Louis Bernstein placeOfBirth Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States

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