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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738511863
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Less than twenty years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, a group of intrepid pioneers set out for the Shawsheen Wilderness, named by the Native American population inhabiting its woods and rivers. By 1655, the group incorporated the settlement, naming it Billerica, after Billericay, England, the home of many of the Pilgrims. With images from glass-plate negative collections unseen for generations, Billerica takes a pictorial journey through the past of this Yankee Doodle town. Stories are captured as Billerica progresses from a small farming village to an Industrial Revolution capital with mills, railyards, and the Middlesex Canal (the first of its kind in the country). Billerica introduces some of the most influential people in the history of Billerica and showcases its heyday as a summer resort, when tourists traveled by trolley to enjoy a wealth of river and lake recreation.
Billerica
Author:
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738511863
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Less than twenty years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, a group of intrepid pioneers set out for the Shawsheen Wilderness, named by the Native American population inhabiting its woods and rivers. By 1655, the group incorporated the settlement, naming it Billerica, after Billericay, England, the home of many of the Pilgrims. With images from glass-plate negative collections unseen for generations, Billerica takes a pictorial journey through the past of this Yankee Doodle town. Stories are captured as Billerica progresses from a small farming village to an Industrial Revolution capital with mills, railyards, and the Middlesex Canal (the first of its kind in the country). Billerica introduces some of the most influential people in the history of Billerica and showcases its heyday as a summer resort, when tourists traveled by trolley to enjoy a wealth of river and lake recreation.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738511863
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Less than twenty years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, a group of intrepid pioneers set out for the Shawsheen Wilderness, named by the Native American population inhabiting its woods and rivers. By 1655, the group incorporated the settlement, naming it Billerica, after Billericay, England, the home of many of the Pilgrims. With images from glass-plate negative collections unseen for generations, Billerica takes a pictorial journey through the past of this Yankee Doodle town. Stories are captured as Billerica progresses from a small farming village to an Industrial Revolution capital with mills, railyards, and the Middlesex Canal (the first of its kind in the country). Billerica introduces some of the most influential people in the history of Billerica and showcases its heyday as a summer resort, when tourists traveled by trolley to enjoy a wealth of river and lake recreation.
History of Billerica, Massachusetts
Author: Henry Allen Hazen
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ISBN:
Category : Billerica (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Billerica (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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Billerica
Author: David A. D'Apice
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738573342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
From its pre-Colonial origins to the hustle and bustle of today, Billerica has remained a thriving village with something for everyone. Surrounded by lakes, rivers, and footpaths that became the building blocks of the state's road system, Billerica's history reflects the growth trends of a young nation--a history steeped in courage, independence, prosperity, and celebration. Originally the Shawshin Wilderness, the fledgling settlement took the name Billerica and was incorporated as a town in 1655. The territory initially included lands that would become parts of Bedford, Tewksbury, Wilmington, and Carlisle. For the next three centuries, farmers, weavers, merchants, millers, and craftsmen sought out Billerica for its agricultural opportunity, potential waterpower, recreational attractions, and strategic travel routes.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738573342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
From its pre-Colonial origins to the hustle and bustle of today, Billerica has remained a thriving village with something for everyone. Surrounded by lakes, rivers, and footpaths that became the building blocks of the state's road system, Billerica's history reflects the growth trends of a young nation--a history steeped in courage, independence, prosperity, and celebration. Originally the Shawshin Wilderness, the fledgling settlement took the name Billerica and was incorporated as a town in 1655. The territory initially included lands that would become parts of Bedford, Tewksbury, Wilmington, and Carlisle. For the next three centuries, farmers, weavers, merchants, millers, and craftsmen sought out Billerica for its agricultural opportunity, potential waterpower, recreational attractions, and strategic travel routes.
Billerica
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Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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An Historical Memoir of Billerica, in Massachusetts
Author: John Farmer
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Category : Billerica (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Category : Billerica (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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An Historical Memoir of Billerica, in Massachusetts, Etc
Author: John FARMER (Secretary of the New Hampshire Historical Society.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of Billerica, Massachusetts, May 29th, 1855
Author: Billerica (Mass.)
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Category : Billerica (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
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Category : Billerica (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Vital Records of Billerica, Massachusetts to the Year 1850
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Category : Billerica (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Alphabetical indexes to the manuscript records of the town, supplemented by information from church registers, cemetery inscriptions and other sources.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Billerica (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Alphabetical indexes to the manuscript records of the town, supplemented by information from church registers, cemetery inscriptions and other sources.
Vital Records of Billerica, Massachusetts to the Year 1850
Author: Billerica (Mass.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Billerica (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Billerica (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Billerica (Mass.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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