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In the state of Massachusetts, there are over 4,300 listings, representing about 5% of all NRHP listings nationwide and the second-most of any U.S. state, behind only New York. Listings appear in all 14 Massachusetts counties.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 23.5 square miles (61 km 2), of which 21.8 square miles (56 km 2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km 2), or 6.95%, is water. Statistically, Pembroke is slightly smaller than the state average in terms of land area.
[29] [30] [31] The town operates its own police and fire departments, with a central police station and five fire stations. The fire department also operates the town's ambulance service with four-ambulances staffed 24/7. The town's central library is located downtown.
Due to general lack of colonial government there, all four towns in colonial New Hampshire chose to become part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1641. They were ceded to the re-formed Province of New Hampshire in 1680, under a newly issued royal charter: Dover; Exeter; Hampton; Portsmouth
That year, Wilbur F. Whitney published the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Town of Westminster, Massachusetts, containing "Historical & Legendary Reminiscences Connected with the Town" which detailed the event and local floats. [2] The town achieved national news in November 2014 when the Board of Health proposed banning all sales of ...
U.S. Route 20 runs through Sturbridge, and the junction of Interstate 90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) and the eastern terminus of Interstate 84 is located there. The Wilbur Cross Highway ( Connecticut Route 15 ) formerly ended in Sturbridge; locals sometimes call Haynes Street and portions of Mashapaug Road " Old Route 15 ".
The town has four fire stations (the Central station being in South Swansea, with branch stations in North Swansea, Central Swansea and Ocean Grove), [21] one library, a single police station, and a new post office. The town has two playgrounds, as well as a town beach with a picnic area (near the mouth of the Cole), and the town conservation farm.
The commercial center of town is an area called "The Longmeadow Shops", [citation needed] including restaurants and clothing stores. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.0 km 2), of which 9.1 square miles (23.6 km 2) are land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km 2), or 5.34%, are water. [1]