In 1845 they company acquired land from then towns of Methuen and Andover and began construction on the North Canal and the Great Stone Dam .
The city of Lawrence was founded by industrialist Abbott Lawrence and the associates of the Essex Company as a model industrial city .
In 1845 they company acquired land from then towns of Methuen and Andover and began construction on the North Canal and the Essex Company     .
The city of Lawrence was founded by industrialist Abbott Lawrence and the associates of the Essex Company as a model industrial city .