Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA
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Where is Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA? Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
"Lunenburg was first settled in 1718 and was officially incorporated in 1728. The name stems from one of the titles of King George II of Great Britain, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. During King George's War, natives raided the village and took settlers captive to Quebec. Areas of neighboring Fitchburg were once part of Lunenburg, but broke away around this time because the walking distance to church and town meetings was too great for many..."wikipedia
Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA
Old Harlow Place, Lunenburg, Mass., Originally built by Patrick White about 1730
Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA
Center School, Lunenburg, Mass.
Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA
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Lunenburg, Massachusetts
"Buttercup Hill Tea Room on Massachusetts Avenue was, from 1928 to the late 1930s, a prestigious restaurant in the heart of this small town. It offered gourmet dining in an elegant atmosphere. Alcoholic beverages were also made available during Prohibition. The Xarris family purchased the establishment in the 1940s and operated a fine restaurant and dance hall called 'the Buttercup'..."
Lunenburg
Lunenburg Historical Society, Inge H. Hunter, G. Barry Whitcomb
Arcadia Publishing, Oct 9, 2001 )
Buttercup Tea Room
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Lunenburg, Massachusetts
"Buttercup Hill Tea Room on Massachusetts Avenue was, from 1928 to the late 1930s, a... Read MORE...
Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA
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"Whalom Park was an amusement park located on Lake Whalom in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, that operated from 1893 to 2000...
Whalom Park was established in 1893 by the Fitchburg & Leominster Street Railway as a traditional, English-style park of gardens and walking paths. At the time of its last day of operations in 2000, Whalom was known as the 13th oldest amusement park in the United States, as well as the second-oldest trolley park in the world. The park had been in continuous seasonal operation for 107 years..." wikipedia)
Whalom Park
"Whalom Park was an amusement park located on Lake Whalom in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, that operated from 1893 to 2000...
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41. LUNENBURG. [Pop. 1,272. Inc. 1728.]
This town was named in compliment to King George the Second, who had been Duke of Luneburg, not ...Read MORE...
This town was named in compliment to King George the Second, who had been Duke of Luneburg, not ...Read MORE...
1848 - Lunenburg
This town was granted by the general court, in 1719, to a number of persons, upon their petition,...Read MORE...
This town was granted by the general court, in 1719, to a number of persons, upon their petition,...Read MORE...
Lunenburg Massachusetts, 1890
Lunenburg is a pleasant farming town in the northeastern corner of Worcester County, 42 miles from...Read MORE...
Lunenburg is a pleasant farming town in the northeastern corner of Worcester County, 42 miles from...Read MORE...
Whalom Park Vintage Postcards
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1916
Lunenburg, a post-village in Lunenburg township (town), Worcester co., Mass., 4) miles E. of...Read MORE...
Lunenburg, a post-village in Lunenburg township (town), Worcester co., Mass., 4) miles E. of...Read MORE...
1931 - Wind Blows Silo DownSpecial to The Sentinel
LUNENBURG, April 27. - The heavy wind this forenoon blew over the silo at...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Isaac BAILEY
(8 August 1729, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA - 7 June 1812, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA)
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Mary A HART
(2 January 1815, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA - 14 February 1897, Keene, New Hampshire, USA)
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Joseph HARTWELL
(19 August 1798, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA - 6 December 1879, Ware, Massachusetts, USA)
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Nancy HARTWELL
(1796, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA - 9 November 1863, Ware, Massachusetts, USA)
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Zachariah MARSHALL
(1808, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA - 7 November 1891, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA)
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Andrew MITCHELL
(1814, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA - 27 July 1869, Pelham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
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Josiah BAILEY
(3 November 1705, Rowley, Massachusetts, USA - 1798, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA)
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Samuel FARNSWORTH
(8 October 1669, Groton, Massachusetts, USA - 1727, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA)
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Sarah FISKE
(4 July 1684, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA - 1744, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA)
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Elizabeth STEVENS
(1703, Andover, Massachusetts, USA - 1760, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA)
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Cemeteries in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA
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