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History of Billerica, Massachusetts, USA

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(North Billerica)

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Where is Billerica, Massachusetts, USA?

• 1637 - Billerica is settled
  
  Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
  
  
• 1655 - Billerica is incorporated
  
  Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
  
  
• 1740 - In 1740, King's Corner Tavern, also known as Allen's Tavern was built in East Billerica. It originally served as a stage coach stop for weary travelers and was later used to serve passengers on the Middlesex Canal.
  
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• Billerica is also the site of the oldest canal in the United States, the Middlesex Canal, which was active in Billerica from 1795-1952. The canal was used to transport goods to and from Lowell, which earned it the moniker of the "Gateway to Lowell"
  
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• 1845 - BILLERICA. [Pop. 1,632. Settled 1653.]
  The Indian name of this town was Shawshine or Shawsheen, the same as that of a branch of the Merrimack, that runs through it.
  
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•  1846 - Disastrous Fire in Billerica, Mass.
  Between 12 and 1 o'clock on Friday morning, one of the buildings attached to the Billerica mills, which are about four miles east of Lowell, was...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1848 - Billerica
  The ancient Indian name of Billerica was Shawshine, a name which it received from its vicinity to the river of this name. The present name is derived ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1854 - Billerica
  Billerica, a beautiful post- village of Middlesex co., Mass., 18 miles N. by W. from Boston. It contains 4 churches, a new town house, and the Howe...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• Billerica Massachusetts, 1890
  Billerica is an ancient and pleasant town in the northeasterly part of Middlesex County. Its boundaries are Chelmsford on the northwest, Tewksbury on ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Billerica
  Billerica, biller-ik-a, a handsome post-village of Middlesex co., Mass., in Billerica township, on the Concord River, and on the Bedford & Billerica...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  The Common, Billerica, Mass.
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  Bennett Library, Billerica, Mass.
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  Riverhurst, 1905
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  Town Hall
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  The Mitchell Military Boys School
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  The Square, 1910
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  Riverhurst Boat House on Concord River (1910)
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  Talbot Mills
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• 1916
  Billerica, a post-village of Middlesex co., Mass., in Billerica township (town), on the Concord River, 19 miles NW. of Boston. The town contains the...Read MORE...