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The Forge Village Historic District of Westford, Massachusetts, United States encompasses one of the town's historic 19th century mill villages. The focal point of the district is the mill complex of the Abbot Worsted Company, around which the village expanded after its founding in 1854. Prior to its founding the area was the site of a number ...
This is a list of villages in Massachusetts, arranged alphabetically. In Massachusetts, villages usually do not have any official legal status; all villages are part of an incorporated municipality (town or city - see List of municipalities in Massachusetts ) which is the smallest official form of government.
The oldest building in the village is the Parker Village Schoolhouse, built in 1787 out of brick and wood, and restored in the 1990s. The majority of the houses in the district date from the 18th and 19th centuries, with eclectic Victorian styles predominating.
All games will be played at Westford (Mass.) Academy. Pinkerton will open the tournament against Groton-Dunstable on Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. ... "I love Christmas tournaments," he said. "The trophy ...
Witches Woods is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southwest part of the town of Woodstock in Windham County, Connecticut, United States, surrounding Witches Woods Lake. It is bordered to the northeast by the Lake Bungee CDP. Witches Woods was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [2]
Westford began as 'West Chelmsford,' a village in the town of Chelmsford. The village of West Chelmsford grew large enough to sustain its own governance in 1729, and was officially incorporated as Westford that year on September 23. [3] [4] In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Westford primarily produced granite, apples, and worsted yarn.
A group of 13 men from Roxbury, Massachusetts (home of the Pastorate of Woodstock's earlier visitor, John Eliot), settled the town in 1686 and named it New Roxbury. Judge Samuel Sewall suggested the town change its name to Woodstock in 1690, citing its proximity to Oxford, Massachusetts , and in 1749 the town became part of Connecticut. [ 2 ]