On Wednesday, Feb. 6, quarters celebrating Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts were officially introduced to the public.

A crowd of more than 2,600 people, including about 1,700 schoolchildren, attended the launch ceremony hosted by officials from the National Park Service andUnited States Mint. Kids aged 18 and under received a free Lowell quarter to commemorate the event.

Depicted on the quarter's reverse (tails side) is a scene emblematic of the historical park - a mill girl working at a power loom with itsprominent circular bobbin battery and a view through the window of Lowell's Boott Mill clock tower.

Landy shared the stage with former Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Lowell Jacqueline Moloney, Executive DirectorYun-Ju Choi of Coalition for a Better Acre, Chief Executive Officer Karen Frederick of Community Teamwork, Inc., Lowell City Manager Eileen Donoghue, NationalPark Service Regional Deputy Director Rose Fennell, and park superintendent Celeste Bernardo.

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