Westborough was created in 1717 and was the 100th town in Massachusetts. Some important attractions in westborough and what our people used to make back ago is shown below.
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This is the High School which was created in 1854, and was moved in 1968. The first high school teacher, Silas Stone, taught 20 subjects, including Greek and astronomy to about 25 students, since everyone who was living in Westborough worked on the farms with their families.
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Ice harvesting on a large scale began in Massachusetts in the early 1800’s, and the region shipped ice as far south as the Caribbean islands.The ice was cut into squares with specially made ice saws.
Ice harvesting began as soon as the ice reached a minimum of six inches thick. It was cut with hand saws at various depths by 16 inches wide and 30 inches long for easy handling, storage and transportation. |