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Ayer (/ ɛər / AIR) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, [1] and became a major commercial railroad junction. The town was home to Camp Stevens, a training camp for Massachusetts volunteers during the American Civil War.
The CDP occupies the center of the town of Ayer and is bordered to the west by the Devens CDP. Massachusetts Routes 2A and 111 pass through the village as Park Street and East Main Street. MA 2A leads west 12 miles (19 km) to Fitchburg and east 5 miles (8 km) to Littleton , while MA 111 leads north 4 miles (6 km) to Groton and south 8 miles (13 ...
Devens is a regional enterprise zone and census-designated place in the towns of Ayer and Shirley (in Middlesex County) and Harvard (in Worcester County) in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is the successor to Fort Devens , a military post that operated from 1917 to 1996.
The district's oldest building is one of these: built in 1868, it was originally located south of the tracks, and was moved to its present location opposite Pleasant Street in 1878. Ayer Town Hall stands near the eastern end of the district; it is a fine example of high-style Victorian Gothic architecture. [2]
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Efforts to make Devens the state's 352nd town failed on the local level in 2006. [11] As of 2018, Devens is "a regional enterprise zone and census-designated place in the towns of Ayer and Shirley, in Middlesex County and Harvard in Worcester County," (see Fort Devens (CDP), Massachusetts).