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Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

In 1839, Charles Goodyear of Woburn, developed the process of vulcanizing rubber. He patented the process in 1844. Today, Goodyear tires can be found on many vehicles.
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Woburn includes: Walnut Hill, Allenville, Central Square Station, Cummingsville, Durenville, Highlands Station, Horn Pond, Mishawum Station, Montvale Station, and Oakland Station.



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  • 1642 - Woburn founded
    First settled in 1640, incorporated in 1642
    Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates

  • 1763 - The Black Horse Tavern opened for business in 1763 in South Woburn.

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm#1700

  • 1780 - May 19, 1780 was recorded as the “Dark Day”. Conditions were probably caused by numerous forest fires in upstate New York and in Canada. (Woburn)

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm#1700

  • News 1802 - The first boats ran on the Middlesex Canal on April 22, 1802, the Canal actually opened for business in 1803. The Middlesex Canal was the first regional transportation canal in the United States.

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm#1700

  • Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
    Shaker Glen House

    This old farmhouse was built and originally occupied by Captain Joseph Gardner in the early part of the 19th century. After four years of labor -- one year on the foundation alone, the house was completed (1804) built entirely from timber grown on the property... digitalcommonwealth.org
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  • 1835 - The year 1835 brought trains to Woburn. On May 27th the “Stephenson” engine ran a trial trip to the Town. The Boston and Lowell Railroad opened for business on Wednesday, June 24 of that year.

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm#1700

  • 1839 - Charles Goodyear produced first vulcanized rubber in Woburn


  • 1839 - The first newspaper, the Woburn Sentinel began in 1839.

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  • 1839 - Woburn
    Woburn, Massachusetts
    Middlesex county. This town is situated 10 miles N.W. by N. from Boston, 12 E. by N. from Concord, and 14 W. from Salem. It was incorporated in 1642, and first settled in 1640. Population, 1830, 1,977; 1837, 2,643.

    There are some elevations in Woburn which give the surface ...Read MORE...


  • 1845 - WOBURN. [Pop. 2,993. Inc. 1642.]
    Woburn, when a part of Charlestown, was called Charlestown Village.

    Horn Pond, a beautiful resort for parties of pleasure, is on a quite elevated ground, so that the Middlesex Canal, which passes along its banks, has six locks within a few rods of each other.

    The chief...Read MORE...


  • 1848 - Woburn
    WOBURN at the period of its first settlement was called “Charlestown Village;" it was incorporated as a town in 1642. In the same year the first church was gathered, and Rev. Thomas Carter ordained the first minister. In the year 1640 news was brought to Charlestown of the conveniency of land...Read MORE...


  • 1854 - Woburn
    Woburn, a post-township of Middlesex co., Massachusetts, intersected by the Boston and Lowell railroad, 10 miles N. N. W. from Bos ton, and by the Middlesex canal, which, by means of locks, overcomes a rise in this part of its course of 45 feet. This, with the out let of several ponds in the...Read MORE...


  • 1885 - Electric lights were first introduced in town on July 21, 1885. (Woburn)

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  • 1889 - Woburn is incorporated as a city

    Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates

  • Woburn Massachusetts, 1890
    WOBURN is a very pleasant and prosperous city in the easterly part of Middlesex County, 10 miles from Boston. The Boston and Lowell Railroad runs through the eastern section of the town, following the valley of a tributary of the Mystic River, having a branch to Woburn centre, and another to...Read MORE...


  • 1895 - Woburn
    Woburn (local pron. woo'burn), a city of Middlesex co., Mass., 10 miles N.N.W. of Boston, 15 miles S.E. of Lowell, and about 17 miles W. by S. of Salem. It is on a branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad. It contains 7 churches, a high school, the Warren Academy, 2 newspaper offices, a national bank, ...Read MORE...


  • Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
    The Common
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  • Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
    B & M Station
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  • Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
    Horn Pond and Pumping Station. Woburn, Mass.
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  • Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
    Main Street, Woburn, Mass
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  • 1906
    Woburn (local pron. woo'burn), a city of Middlesex co., Mass., 10 miles NNW. of Boston, on the Boston and Maine R. It contains a public library with about 50,000 volumes and has numerous handsome residences. The manufactures include leather, glue, sand-paper, and belt- knives. Pop. in 1900, 14,254.
    Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906

  • Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
    Public Library, 1907
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  • Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
    Choate Hospital

    Before it was a hospital, the mansion, on Academy Hill, was the home of Charles Choate, a "well-known 19th century Woburn philanthropist and statesman," according to the company, , that that now calls the property home. Choate lived at Academy Hill from 1847 until 1906... In 1909, the city's first community hospital opened there... The hospital closed in 1989, after bankruptcy... patch.com
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  • News 1915 - Woburn Chemical Works Burned
    The greatest property damage was done at a fire that destroyed the Merrimac Chemical Company's plant in North Woburn, late yesterday afternoon, the company suffering a loss of $200,000. One young man was seriously burned by falling into a pool of sulphuric acid and all of the firemen were slightly...Read MORE...


  • Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
    R. R. Station
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  • Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
    Parochial School
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  • Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
    The New White Spot
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  • 1951 - Route 128 opened in 1951.

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  • 1959 - Dial telephone was introduced to Woburn in 1959

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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Woburn, Massachusetts, USA


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Shaker Glen House

This old farmhouse was built and originally occupied by Captain Joseph Gardner in the early part of the 19th century. After four years of labor -- one year on the foundation alone, the house was completed (1804) built entirely from timber grown on the property... digitalcommonwealth.org

Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

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Horn Pond and Pumping Station. Woburn, Mass.

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Main Street, Woburn, Mass

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The Common

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B & M Station

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Public Library, 1907

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Choate Hospital

Before it was a hospital, the mansion, on Academy Hill, was the home of Charles Choate, a "well-known 19th century Woburn philanthropist and statesman," according to the company, , that that now calls the property home. Choate lived at Academy Hill from 1847 until 1906... In 1909, the city's first community hospital opened there... The hospital closed in 1989, after bankruptcy... patch.com
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R. R. Station

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Parochial School

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The New White Spot

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  • 1642 - Woburn founded
    First settled in 1640, incorporated in 1642
    Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
  • 1763 - The Black Horse Tavern opened for business in 1763 in South Woburn.

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm#1700
  • 1780 - May 19, 1780 was recorded as the “Dark Day”. Conditions were probably caused by numerous forest fires in upstate New York and in Canada. (Woburn)

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm#1700
  • News  1802 - The first boats ran on the Middlesex Canal on April 22, 1802, the Canal actually opened for business in 1803. The Middlesex Canal was the first regional transportation canal in the United States.

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm#1700
  • 1835 - The year 1835 brought trains to Woburn. On May 27th the “Stephenson” engine ran a trial trip to the Town. The Boston and Lowell Railroad opened for business on Wednesday, June 24 of that year.

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm#1700
  • 1839 - Charles Goodyear produced first vulcanized rubber in Woburn


    Read more about Charles GOODYEAR photo of ancestor
  • 1839 - The first newspaper, the Woburn Sentinel began in 1839.

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm#1700
  • 1839 - Woburn
    Woburn, Massachusetts
    Middlesex county. This town is situated 10 miles N.W. by N. from Boston, 12 E. by N. from Concord, and 14 W. from Salem. It was incorporated in 1642, and first settled in 1640. Population, 1830, 1,977; 1837, 2,643.

    There are some elevations in Woburn which give the surface ... Read MORE...

  • 1845 - WOBURN. [Pop. 2,993. Inc. 1642.]
    Woburn, when a part of Charlestown, was called Charlestown Village.

    Horn Pond, a beautiful resort for parties of pleasure, is on a quite elevated ground, so that the Middlesex Canal, which passes along its banks, has six locks within a few rods of each other.

    The chief... Read MORE...

  • 1848 - Woburn
    WOBURN at the period of its first settlement was called “Charlestown Village;" it was incorporated as a town in 1642. In the same year the first church was gathered, and Rev. Thomas Carter ordained the first minister. In the year 1640 news was brought to Charlestown of the conveniency of land... Read MORE...

  • 1854 - Woburn
    Woburn, a post-township of Middlesex co., Massachusetts, intersected by the Boston and Lowell railroad, 10 miles N. N. W. from Bos ton, and by the Middlesex canal, which, by means of locks, overcomes a rise in this part of its course of 45 feet. This, with the out let of several ponds in the... Read MORE...

  • 1885 - Electric lights were first introduced in town on July 21, 1885. (Woburn)

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm#1700
  • 1889 - Woburn is incorporated as a city

    Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
  • Woburn Massachusetts, 1890
    WOBURN is a very pleasant and prosperous city in the easterly part of Middlesex County, 10 miles from Boston. The Boston and Lowell Railroad runs through the eastern section of the town, following the valley of a tributary of the Mystic River, having a branch to Woburn centre, and another to... Read MORE...

  • 1895 - Woburn
    Woburn (local pron. woo'burn), a city of Middlesex co., Mass., 10 miles N.N.W. of Boston, 15 miles S.E. of Lowell, and about 17 miles W. by S. of Salem. It is on a branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad. It contains 7 churches, a high school, the Warren Academy, 2 newspaper offices, a national bank, ... Read MORE...

  • 1906
    Woburn (local pron. woo'burn), a city of Middlesex co., Mass., 10 miles NNW. of Boston, on the Boston and Maine R. It contains a public library with about 50,000 volumes and has numerous handsome residences. The manufactures include leather, glue, sand-paper, and belt- knives. Pop. in 1900, 14,254.
    Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
  • News  1915 - Woburn Chemical Works Burned
    The greatest property damage was done at a fire that destroyed the Merrimac Chemical Company's plant in North Woburn, late yesterday afternoon, the company suffering a loss of $200,000. One young man was seriously burned by falling into a pool of sulphuric acid and all of the firemen were slightly... Read MORE...

  • 1951 - Route 128 opened in 1951.

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm
  • 1959 - Dial telephone was introduced to Woburn in 1959

    users.rcn.com/ woblib/ chrnlgy.htm


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