| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Auburn — Dr. Robert H. Goddard Park |
| | First liquid propellant rocket launched in Auburn Mass. Mar. 16, 1926 by R.H. Goddard
This park dedicated to his memory by the Rotary Club of Auburn 1970 — Map (db m18099) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Brookfield — Brookfield — 1630 -- 1930 |
| | Settled in 1660 by men from Ipswich on Indian lands called Quaboac. Attacked by Indians in 1675. One garrison house defended to the last. Reoccupied twelve years later. — Map (db m18581) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Brookfield — MA-13 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m17926) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Fitchburg — Fitchburg Civil War Memorial |
| | Fitchburg
erects this monument
in memory of her
brave sons who fell
and in honor of
all her loyal citizens who perilled
their lives in the great struggle
which secured the
unity of the Republic
and the
freedom of an oppressed race
1861-1865
"For these are deeds which should not pass away
and names that must not wither."
[Bronze plaques on three sides of base list the names of Fitchburg men killed in battle] — Map (db m12264) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Hopedale — Adin Ballou Memorial |
| | Adin Ballou — Preacher, Author, Reformer, Philanthropist, Apostle of Christian Socialism, and Founder of the Hopedale Community. 1803–1890.
“Blessed are the Peacemakers.”
“Not disobedient to the heavenly vision.”
(inscription on right side)
A man of rational Christian faith, sterling qualities of mind, and rare excellence of character, whose life was devoted to works of Righteousness, Brotherhood, and Peace, to the well-being of his . . . — Map (db m1618) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Leicester — MA-15 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m17929) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Northborough — MA-18 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m17938) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Northborough — The Minuteman |
| | In honor of the men and women of Northborough who served our nation in war and peace. — Map (db m18583) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Shrewsbury — MA-17 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m17933) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Shrewsbury — Shrewsbury Minute Men |
| | One hundred and twenty-eight minute-men from Shrewsbury responded to the Lexington alarm April 19, 1775. --------------------------- First Precinct Company – 65 men Job Cushing – Captain Asa Rice 1st Lieut ----------- Abner Miles 2nd Lieut Artillery Company – 16 men Ross Wyman – Captain Second Precinct Company – 47 men Robert Andrews – Captain Jonal Temple 1st Lieut ----- Ezra Beaman — Map (db m18579) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Southborough — MA-20 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m17941) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Spencer — MA-14 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m17927) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Warren — Boston Post Road |
| | This section of the old Boston Post Road – Washington Street to Southbridge Road – was probably named for General George Washington who traveled this way en route to Boston to take command of the American troops in 1775. He had paused at the Solomon Keyes home at the intersection of Washington and East Streets, to confer with Captain Putnam about supplying Minutemen from this area. Many local men marched to Boston the day after the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775. Boston Post . . . — Map (db m18559) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Warren — MA-12 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m17923) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), West Brookfield — Boston Post Road — 68 Miles from Boston |
| | This road is the first mail route in North America, established in 1673 by King Charles II of England. In 1767, while Benjamin Franklin was Postmaster General, mileage was marked out with stone markers from Boston to New York City. — Map (db m18561) |
| Massachusetts (Worcester County), Worcester — MA-16 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail |
| | Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927 — Map (db m17932) |
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