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Merrimack River

The Merrimack River rises in New Hampshire and flows about 190 km south and then east through Massachusetts to the Atlantic at Newburyport. Early colonial grants used it as a boundary, and its valley was home to Pennacook and other Abenaki communities. In the 19th century its water power drove the textile mills of Lowell, Lawrence and Manchester.

Merrimack River
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Mentioned in 3 state histories

Province of MaineProvince of New HampshireWabanaki Confederacy

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Merrimack River. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/merrimack-river
MLA
“Merrimack River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/merrimack-river. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Merrimack River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/merrimack-river.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Merrimack River’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/merrimack-river (Accessed: ).

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