Waterpower

Waterpower

To the Native Americans who gathered on its banks, the Merrimack River took on a spiritual component, as it was a source of nourishment for the body and the soul.

To enterprising businessmen like Samuel Blodget, the riverwas a spring board for commerce, but for the Boston Brahmins who founded the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company – thanks to the brilliant engineers and gifted architects they employed – the Merrimack River and the Amoskeag Falls would serve as the backbone for industry.

To learn more about how the Merrimack River powered the textile mills, listen here.