Northborough in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Assabetville

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 30, 2024

1. Assabetville Marker

Inscription. In the eighteenth century, an iron works, a fulling mill, and a clothier's shop were among the industries along the Assabet River where it flows under Main Street. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries came items as varied as baby carriages, nails, cabinets, cameras, and lamps. Pictured is the factory where Milo Hildreth and his workers made ornamental combs.

Erected 2015 by Town of Northborough, MA.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 42° 19.24′ N, 71° 38.151′ W. Marker is in Northborough, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 20) west of River Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 89 Main St, Northborough MA 01532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Quiet Corner

and in Greater Worcester.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gen. Henry Knox Trail (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Minuteman (about 700 feet away); First Baptist Church of Northborough (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cyrus Gale's General Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gale Library Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Northborough Veterans Memorial

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Boston Post Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cold Harbor Brook Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northborough.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 30, 2024

2. Assabetville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.