The Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal: Containing Topographical and Historical Sketches of the Towns of Shrewsbury, Sterling, Leicester, Northborough, West Boylston, Paxton, Lancaster, and Other Paper Illustrating the Past and Present Condition of the County of Worcester, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume 1 |
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Page 382
At the time of the grant of Nashua plantation , in 1643 , to the English , Sholan ,
the proprietor , resided on a small eminence between the two great ponds . This
interesting spot presents a commanding view of both of those beautiful sheets of
...
At the time of the grant of Nashua plantation , in 1643 , to the English , Sholan ,
the proprietor , resided on a small eminence between the two great ponds . This
interesting spot presents a commanding view of both of those beautiful sheets of
...
Page 113
There was residing here , till within a few years , a black man , who , we have
good reason to believe , was the one who shot Maj . Pitcairn , whose death forms
so affecting an incident in that bloody affray . History relates that he was shot by a
...
There was residing here , till within a few years , a black man , who , we have
good reason to believe , was the one who shot Maj . Pitcairn , whose death forms
so affecting an incident in that bloody affray . History relates that he was shot by a
...
Page 124
Had he lived , he must have taken a leading part in the events of the Revolution ,
in the incipient stages of which he had so decided an interest . He held the office
of Colonel of the regiment of Militia , in the limits of which he resided , which was
...
Had he lived , he must have taken a leading part in the events of the Revolution ,
in the incipient stages of which he had so decided an interest . He held the office
of Colonel of the regiment of Militia , in the limits of which he resided , which was
...
Page 201
Among other strange things , there is a singular fraternity of men , who have lived
in five incorporated towns , and two parishes , and yet , have never resided off the
farms where they were born . This is explained by the tract called the leg being ...
Among other strange things , there is a singular fraternity of men , who have lived
in five incorporated towns , and two parishes , and yet , have never resided off the
farms where they were born . This is explained by the tract called the leg being ...
Page 203
In 1815 , the members of Holden church , residing in this town were set off , as a
branch , and in 1819 , were recognized as a distinct church , which consisted of
about 50 members . The preceding year , they bad erected a meeting house , 44
...
In 1815 , the members of Holden church , residing in this town were set off , as a
branch , and in 1819 , were recognized as a distinct church , which consisted of
about 50 members . The preceding year , they bad erected a meeting house , 44
...
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Page 158 - THE breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast ; And the woods, against a stormy sky, Their giant branches tossed ; And the heavy night hung dark, The hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore.
Page 236 - Every man of an immense crowded audience appeared to me to go away as I did, ready to take arms against Writs of Assistance. Then and there, was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there, the child Independence was born.
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| Title | The Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal: Containing Topographical and Historical Sketches of the Towns of Shrewsbury, Sterling, Leicester, Northborough, West Boylston, Paxton, Lancaster, and Other Paper Illustrating the Past and Present Condition of the County of Worcester, in ..., Volume 1 The Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal: Containing Topographical and Historical Sketches of the Towns of Shrewsbury, Sterling, Leicester, Northborough, West Boylston, Paxton, Lancaster, and Other Paper Illustrating the Past and Present Condition of the County of Worcester, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Christopher Columbus Baldwin |
| Contributor | William Lincoln |
| Publisher | Charles Griffin, Printer, 1826 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 28 Feb 2008 |
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