view gallery |  Baker Homestead - Franklin MA
in American Guide Series Built around 1790 by Abijah Baker. Three generations of Baker's lived here, who were prominent citizens of Franklin. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/18/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Horace Mann Memorial - Franklin MA
in American Guide Series The monument is made of granite, standing about 5 foot high. The memorial was dedicated May 4, 1929 and was erected by the Town of Franklin. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/18/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  FRANKLIN (Town Hall) - Franklin MA
in American Guide Series The Town Hall is located on MA 140, a very busy section traffic wise. The building itself is a very modern structure and looks like any other office building built in 1988. Franklin has the honor to have the first public library in the US. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/16/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  BELLINGHAM (Town Hall) - Bellingham MA
in American Guide Series The Town Hall was built in 1802 and served as both the Baptist meetinghouse and town offices. Originally most of the economic development occurred in North Bellingham, with some development around this area. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/16/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Westinghouse Radio Station - Millis MA
in American Guide Series By 1931, Westinghouse had concluded that WBZ's primary market was Boston, so on February 21 the station began using a new transmitter site located at Millis, Massachusetts. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/15/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  50 King Philip's Trees - Millis MA
in American Guide Series Historians have stated that King Philip was seen riding astride a black horse around the trees in triumph. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/15/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  MILLIS (Town Hall) - Millis MA
in American Guide Series Millis is home to quite a few famous companies that are out of business now, such as Herman Shoe Company and Clicquot Club, which distributed the first brand of ginger ale in the United States. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/14/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  UPTON (Town Hall) - Upton MA
in American Guide Series The Upton Town Hall was constructed in 1884 on the site of the Southwick Tavern that occupied this central location throughout the late 18th and early 19th centuries. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/12/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Upton's first Burying Ground - Upton MA
in American Guide Series The earliest stone has been identified as 1749. There about 119 stones that have been inventoried. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/12/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Deacon Johnson Tavern - Upton MA
in American Guide Series The Hayward House at 52 Elm Street is a gambrel-roofed Cape, believed to be among the earliest surviving houses in the town. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/8/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Grafton Common - Grafton MA
in American Guide Series The common is the focal point for the Grafton Common Historic District placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/7/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  GRAFTON (Town Hall) - Grafton MA
in American Guide Series The building was once the Junior-Senior High School. Built in 1950 in the Moderne architectural style. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/7/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  NORTH UXBRIDGE (Post Office) - Uxbridge MA
in American Guide Series Certain parts of the town, such as my apartment, there was no delivery of mail. We received a post office box free of charge due to this fact. I am sure this is why this post office still exists, since many folks walk to the post office. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/7/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Blackstone Cotton Manufacturing Company - Blackstone MA
in American Guide Series This is the last remaining building of the Blackstone Cotton Manufacturing Company, the Blackstone Depot. This served as a warehouse with unloading and loading on the upper level of the building from the elevated railroad tracks. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/6/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Largest Factory for Ladies' Felt and Straw Hats - West Upton MA
in American Guide Series Today the old factory has been converted to senior housing in 1985. The factory was built in 2 major building periods, 1872 and 1908. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/5/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Stone Cave - Upton MA
in American Guide Series The cave is now the Upton Heritage Park, managed by the Town of Upton. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/5/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Site of Upton's First Meeting House - Upton MA
in American Guide Series The first meeting house was erected on our first burying ground located at the junction of Mendon and Grove Streets and many of the first citizens are buried there. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/5/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  St. Paul's Church - Blackstone MA
in American Guide Series Built in 1852 to designs by Richard Upjohn it is a classic example of a Gothic Revival Church. Church is one of three churches in Blackstone and is the only one built of stone. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/4/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Roosevelt Park - Blackstone MA
in American Guide Series Roosevelt Park in Blackstone, Massachusetts was developed with the assistance of federal funds during the early stages of the New Deal, most likely the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.). posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/4/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  BLACKSTONE (Town all) - Blackstone MA
in American Guide Series This region was first inhabited by the Nipmuc. Blackstone was settled by European immigrants in 1662 and was incorporated in 1845. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/4/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Lawrence Felting Company (site of) - Millville MA
in American Guide Series Lawrence Felting and Woonsocket Rubber were the dominant employer in this portion of Blackstone and in Millville after incorporation in 1916. The company was instrumental in the bankruptcy of the town of
Millville in 1934. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/4/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  MILLVILLE (Town Hall) - Millville MA
in American Guide Series Millville is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,190 at the 2010 census. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/4/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Chestnut Hill Meeting House - Millville, MA
in American Guide Series The meeting house is on the National Register of Historic Places, nominated in 1984. Connected with the church is the burial ground, established in 1773. The meetinghouse itself was built in 1769. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/3/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  UXBRIDGE (Town Hall) - Uxbridge MA
in American Guide Series Home sweet home. This is the town I live in. Supposedly, "a prominent center in the American Industrial Revolution" (wikipedia). We do have a ton of 19th century cloth mills in this town, with earliest one dating around 1821. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/3/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Town of Douglas (Town Hall) - Douglas MA
in American Guide Series If you are heading to Connecticut or Western Mass from where I live, you can't help not riding thru Douglas. Make sure you obey the speed limit, they are quick with the lights and pen. Have a very good friend that owns a hunting preserve in Douglas. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/3/2021 last visited: never |
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