The Essex Company was established in 1845 by Nathan Appleton, Patrick T Jackson, Abbott Lawrence, John A Lowell, Ignatius Sargent, Charles S Storrow and William Sturgis to develop water power for textile mills along the Merrimack River. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Person | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Abbott Lawrence Jr | ||
| Director | Abbott Lawrence | 1845 | |
| Director | Nathan Appleton | 1845 | |
| Director | Charles S Storrow | 1845 | |
| Director | Ignatius Sargent | 1845 | |
| Director | Patrick T Jackson | 1845 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1846/00/00 | Owner | Essex Company Machine Shop | Lawrence | ||||
| 1846/10/11 | First church service are held in the original wood framed Grace Church. With the help of Samuel Lawrence, Rev George Packard's church was built on land granted by the Essex Co to serve the spiritual needs of the men working on the Great Stone Dam. | Benefactor | Grace Episcopal Church | Lawrence | |||
| 1848/00/00 | North Canal is completed, built from 1845 to 1848 | Owner | North Canal | Lawrence | |||
| 1848/09/19 | The Great Stone Dam at Bodwell's Falls is completed. The original cost of the structure, at the time of building when prices of labor and material ruled low, was about $250,000. | Owner | Great Stone Dam | Lawrence | |||
| 1883/00/00 | Owner | Essex Company Offices and Yard | Lawrence |
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