Lowell is the westernmost town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States.

A rare fern species, Adiantum viridimontanum, grows which can tolerate the high nickel content of serpentine.

[4] The Lowell (chrysotile) quarry on Belvidere Mountain was the last asbestos mine to operate in the Eastern U.S.

[5] Lowell was chartered in 1787 by Governor Thomas Chittenden to John Kelley in 1787, for whom it was named Kellyvale.

[6] The first people other than the Native Americans to come to Lowell was in 1778 when the area was surveyed, preparatory to Col. John Hazen[7] constructing a road to Canada for military purposes.

The town was formally organized in 1812, the same year the first school began with twelve students.

By 1840 Churches had been built and Methodist, Congregational, Baptist and Roman Catholic services were being held.

During the first half of the nineteenth century, the population inflow was predominantly from other states of the US.

By 1910, Lowell produced half the asbestos mined in the United States.

Consistent with all of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, Lowell lost population throughout most of the twentieth century.

[10] In 1967, the mine produced 50,000 short tons (45,000 t) of asbestos fiber [sic] annually.

In 2008, the town supported the Democratic candidate for president 225 to 151, yet voted for the local Republican challenger for the Vermont Legislature 229 to 79 to 71 (three parties).

[12] In April 2009, the Vermont Department of Health released a revised study which found that all deaths related to the asbestos mine were caused by occupational exposure.

19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

56 students from Lowell attend North Country Union High School.