Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Candlepin bowling was invented in Worcester in 1880 by Justin White, an area bowling alley owner. The Worcester County Wildcats, [98] part of the New England Football League, is a semi-pro football team, and play at Commerce Bank Field at Foley Stadium. Golf's Ryder Cup's first official tournament was played at the Worcester Country Club in 1927.
Lake Avenue/Quinsigamond Lake spans several neighborhoods in South Worcester and East Worcester. [2] Park Ave skirts the eastern edge of West Worcester. [2] The Edgemere neighborhood is primarily in neighboring Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. [2] The Arts District spans several neighborhoods in Central City. [3]
Numbering plan areas and area codes since May 2001 September 1997 [1] – May 2001 [2] July 1988 [3] – September 1997 [4] [5] October 1947 – July 1988 [6]. Massachusetts is divided into five distinct numbering plan areas (NPAs), which are served by nine area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), [7] organized as four overlay complexes and a single-area code NPA.
As air travel became more popular, airport expansion was the subject of a second study commissioned by the city. The Grafton airport was deemed too small to accommodate the air travel needs of the region. The location of the present airport, Tatnuck Hill, on the borders of Worcester, Leicester, and Paxton, was high on the commission's list.
Worcester County was formed from the eastern portion of colonial Hampshire County, the western portion of the original Middlesex County and the extreme western portion of the original Suffolk County. [2] When the government of Worcester County was established on April 2, 1731, Worcester was chosen as its shire town (later known as a county seat).
Worcester became a rail hub in the mid-19th century, with seven railroads serving the city: The Boston and Worcester Railroad (B&W) opened between Boston and Worcester on July 4, 1835. [4]: 342 The Western Railroad opened between Worcester and Springfield in October 1839, and to Albany, New York, in 1841. [4]: 190
District location District created March 4, 1789 Benjamin Goodhue Pro-Administration March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 1st 2nd: Elected January 29, 1789, on the second ballot. Re-elected October 4, 1790. Redistricted to the 1st district. 1789–1793 Essex County: Dwight Foster Pro-Administration General ticket: March 4, 1793 –
Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts. ... ZIP code: 01740. Area code: 351 / 978: FIPS code: 25-06365: