Transcription of the "Tan Book"
Published by
The Essex Institute
Salem, MA
1926
LAWRENCE
Parts of Andover and Methuen were incorporated as Lawrence April 17, 1847. On March 21, 1853, Lawrence was incorporated as a city. On April 4, 1854 a part of Methuen was annexed. On February 4, 1879, parts of Andover and North Andover were annexed.
The population of Lawrence in 1847 was 3,577, and in 1850, 8,282.