WEST BOYLSTON - West Boylston Town Hall - West Boylston, MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 21.616 W 071° 46.856
19T E 270984 N 4693524
West Boylston is a destination town for folks that are out for an afternoon ride, due to Wachusett Reservoir is located in the town (among others). You will see tons of folks pulled over on Rt12 and Rt 140 for sightseeing, fishing and picnicking.
Waymark Code: WM13DPF
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/17/2020
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WEST BOYLSTON, 37.1 m. (town, alt. 495, pop. 2158, sett. 1642, incorp. 1808). Its 600 settlers were at first mainly engaged in agriculture but water-power, furnished by the Nashua, Quinnepoxet, and Stillwater Rivers, eventually stimulated the building of textile mills and the manufacture of boots and shoes. In 1895 many manufacturing sites and extensive farmlands were purchased for the creation of the Wachusett Reservoir, which was completed in 1905. This hindered the industrial development of the town, now primarily a residential community.
American Guide Series Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, p.542
West Boylston is a destination town for folks that are out for an afternoon ride, due to Wachusett Reservoir is located in the town (among others). You will see tons of folks pulled over on Rt12 and Rt 140 for sightseeing, fishing and picnicking.
Book: Massachusetts
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 542
Year Originally Published: 1937
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