Sterling, Massachusetts
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N 42° 26.254 W 071° 45.607
19T E 272978 N 4702051
An annual event, the Sterling Fair, is typically held in early to mid-September. The Sterling Fair is one of the last remaining agricultural fairs with free admission. Once held on the town common, known as the Sterling Cattle Show.
Waymark Code: WM13EGJ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2020
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Sterling is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. Sterling was first settled by Europeans in 1720 and was officially incorporated in 1781.
An annual event, the Sterling Fair, is typically held in early to mid-September. The Sterling Fair is one of the last remaining agricultural fairs with free admission. In addition to traditional livestock exhibits including goats, cows, rabbits and sheep, the fair has carnival games and rides, as well as patron-submitted exhibits and art works, a petting zoo, contests, oxen pulls, a pancake breakfast held by the Sterling Chocksett Club, live music performances, food, and fireworks.
Sterling is the setting of Sarah Josepha Hale's famous poem, "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Mary Sawyer, the alleged real-life subject of the poem, lived in Sterling. The Sawyers' house was a National Historic Place until it was destroyed by arson in August 2007. A new replica of the house has been created.
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Gallery includes Sterling Town Hall. Mary Sawyer's house and the town common with the Mary Had a Little Lamb memorial.