Is your fireplace ready for winter? Academy Masonry provides the chimney repair solutions you need to enjoy those cozy nights.
Academy Masonry is a local, family-owned business with a reputation for providing high-quality chimney repairs in Middlesex County. We use only the finest materials and time-tested techniques to guarantee lasting results. Our team is devoted to providing exceptional service and aims to go above and beyond for our customers. We believe in open communication and will keep you informed throughout the entire repair process.
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A damaged chimney can pose a serious safety hazard to your home and family. Cracks, leaks, and blockages can lead to chimney fires, water damage and even carbon monoxide poisoning. All facets of chimney repair in VarStateShort such as small cracks to significant structural problems, are addressed by our skilled technicians. We use high-quality materials and proven techniques to restore your chimney to its best condition. Contact us at 617-388-5207 to schedule a consultation.
Founded in the 1820s as a planned manufacturing center for textiles, Lowell is located along the rapids of the Merrimack River, 25 mi (40 km) northwest of Boston in what was once the farming community of East Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The so-called Boston Associates, including Nathan Appleton and Patrick Tracy Jackson of the Boston Manufacturing Company, named the new mill town after their visionary leader, Francis Cabot Lowell, who had died five years before its 1823 incorporation. As Lowell’s population grew, it acquired land from neighboring towns, and diversified into a full-fledged urban center. Many of the men who composed the labor force for constructing the canals and factories had immigrated from Ireland, escaping the poverty and Great Famine of the 1830s and 1840s. The mill workers, young single women called Mill Girls, generally came from the farm families of New England.
By the 1850s, Lowell had the largest industrial complex in the United States. The textile industry wove cotton produced in the Southern United States. In 1860, there were more cotton spindles in Lowell than in all eleven states combined that would form the Confederate States of America. Many of the coarse cottons produced in Lowell eventually returned to the South to clothe enslaved people, and, according to historian Sven Beckert, “‘Lowell’ became the generic term slaves used to describe coarse cottons.” The city continued to thrive as a major industrial center during the 19th century, attracting more migrant workers and immigrants to its mills. Next were the Catholic Germans, followed by a large influx of French Canadians during the 1870s and 1880s. Later waves of immigrants came to work in Lowell and settled in ethnic neighborhoods, with the city’s population reaching almost 50% foreign-born by 1900. By the time World War I broke out in Europe, the city had reached its economic peak.
In 1922, it was affected by the 1922 New England Textile Strike, shutting down the mills in the city over an attempted wage cut.
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