Skip to content
Using Essex History

Using Essex History

  • Home
  • About
  • Teaching Hidden Histories
  • Primary Sources
    • Topics
    • Towns
    • Time Periods
    • Search the Website
    • Additional Resources

Lawrence

Lawrence, Massachusetts was first settled by Europeans in 1655. It was incorporated in 1847 with much of the land including former parts of Andover and Methuen. Lawrence was incorporated as a city in 1853.
For more information about Lawrence prior to 1847, see the Andover and Methuen pages.
  • Ballot Counts of Electors for President and Vice President, 1844
  • Essex Railroad Ticket, 1848
  • Map from the Lawrence City Directory, Mid-1800s
  • View from Prospect Hill, Lawrence 1850s
  • Ann Letter, Lawrence 1854
  • Advertisement for Businesses, Lawrence 1860
  • Naturalization Records: Michael Finegan, Ireland (Lawrence 1906)
  • Naturalization Records: Saleem Haffar, Syria (Lawrence 1906)
  • Census, Lawrence 1900
  • Census, Lawrence 1910
  • Massachusetts Population, 1920 Census
  • WPA Open House Week, Lawrence 1940
  • Documents Relating to I-495, Haverhill-Merrimac 1964-1965
  • Photograph of Canal Street Boardinghouses, Lawrence
Back to List of Towns
Using Essex History, Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
    • Using Essex History
    • Customize
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Copy shortlink
    • Report this content
    • Manage subscriptions