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Oxford, Worcester, MA
Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, was born in Oxford in 1821.
Dr. Elliot P. Joslin, pioneer in diabetes research was born in Oxford in 1869.
Oxford includes: Comins Village, Fort Hill, Glenwood, Gore, Hawes, Hodges Village, Howarths Station, Larnedville, Saccarapa, Taft's Mills, Texas Village, Bartlett's Village, Buffville, Chaffee, and Chase's Village.
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- 1633 – John Oldham was the first white man to tread on Oxford soil
www.town.oxford.ma.us - 1681- William Stoughton and Joseph Dudley empowered by the General Court to inspect the land
www.town.oxford.ma.us - 1686 - First Non-Puritan Town
Oxford, first non-Puritan town established
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ matimeln.htm - 1713 - Oxford is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1721 - First Congregational Church established in Oxford
www.oxford300.com/oxford_history.aspx - 1731 – 1732 - Dudley set off from Oxford
www.town.oxford.ma.us - 1755 – Charlton set off from Oxford
www.town.oxford.ma.us - 1778 – Ward (later known as Auburn) set off from Oxford
www.town.oxford.ma.us - 1785 - Universalist Church established in Oxford
The oldest Universalist Church in the world
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Oldest Universalist Church in the World, Oxford, Mass., Est. 1785
Postcard- 1801 - The first post office was established in Oxford
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Birthplace of Clara Barton, The World's Greatest Nurse, North Oxford, Mass.
Postcard- 1832 – Webster set off from Oxford
www.town.oxford.ma.us - 1840 (Oxford) - Norwich and Worcester Railroad began operations with a station at Texas Depot
www.oxford300.com/ oxford_history.aspx - 1845 - OXFORD. [Pop. 1,742. Inc. 1713.]
Oxford was granted to Gov. Dudley, Lieut. Gov. Stoughton, and others, in 1682, and included the whole of Charlton, and a part of Auburn, Dudley, and ...Read MORE... - 1848 - Oxford
This town was a grant made by the government, in 1682, to Joseph Dudley, Esq., governor, to William Stoughton, Esq., Lieut. governor of...Read MORE... - 1854 - Oxford
Oxford, a thriving post-village of Worcester co., Massachusetts, on the Norwich and Worcester railroad, 11 miles S. by W. from Worcester. The village ...Read MORE... - 1873 - Town Hall relocated from the North Common to Oxford Center
www.oxford300.com/ oxford_history.aspx - 1887 - (Oxford) - 50 post and lanterns were set for streetlights
www.oxford300.com/ oxford_history.aspx - Oxford, Massachusetts, 1890
Oxford is a pleasant farming and manufacturing town midway of the southerly part of Worcester County, about 55 miles from Boston by the Webster...Read MORE... - 1895 - Oxford
Oxford, a post-village in Oxford township, Worcester co., Mass., on French River, and on the Norwich & Worcester Railroad, 11 miles S. by W. of...Read MORE... 
Carbuncle Pond, Oxford, Mass.
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Clara Barton Camp. North Oxford, Mass.
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Railroad Station and Tracks, Oxford, Mass.
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Oxford, a banking post-village in Oxford township (town), Worcester co., Mass., on the French River and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R.,...Read MORE... 
Agricultural Park, 1909
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Main Street
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Main Street, Looking North
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High School, 1913
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Public Library
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Town Hall and Main Street, 1918
Postcard- 1926 - Clara Barton fresh air camp was started in Oxford
www.oxford300.com/ oxford_history.aspx - 1929 - Charles Linberg landed in Oxford, Massachusetts to refuel
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Methodist Church, Charlton Street
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1938 - SIX PERSONS DIE IN WRECK OF BUS-TRUCK. THIRTEEN OTHERS INJURED EARLY TODAY NEAR OXFORD, MASS.
Oxford, Mass., Sept. 13 (AP) - Six persons were killed and 13 others injured, several seriously, today when a New York-Houston bus and a...Read MORE...- 1959 - (Oxford) - Dedication of the Buffumville Dam
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Oldest Universalist Church in the World, Oxford, Mass., Est. 1785
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Birthplace of Clara Barton, The World's Greatest Nurse, North Oxford, Mass.
Read more about Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" BARTON
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Carbuncle Pond, Oxford, Mass.
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Clara Barton Camp. North Oxford, Mass.
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Railroad Station and Tracks, Oxford, Mass.
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Agricultural Park, 1909
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Main Street
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Main Street, Looking North
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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High School, 1913
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Public Library
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Town Hall and Main Street, 1918
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
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Methodist Church, Charlton Street
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1633 – John Oldham was the first white man to tread on Oxford soil
www.town.oxford.ma.us
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1681- William Stoughton and Joseph Dudley empowered by the General Court to inspect the land
www.town.oxford.ma.us
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1686 - First Non-Puritan Town
Oxford, first non-Puritan town established
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ matimeln.htm
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1713 - Oxford is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1721 - First Congregational Church established in Oxford
www.oxford300.com/oxford_history.aspx
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1731 – 1732 - Dudley set off from Oxford
www.town.oxford.ma.us
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1755 – Charlton set off from Oxford
www.town.oxford.ma.us
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1778 – Ward (later known as Auburn) set off from Oxford
www.town.oxford.ma.us
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1785 - Universalist Church established in Oxford
The oldest Universalist Church in the world
www.oxford300.com/ oxford_history.aspx
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1801 - The first post office was established in Oxford
www.oxford300.com/ oxford_history.aspx
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1832 – Webster set off from Oxford
www.town.oxford.ma.us
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1840 (Oxford) - Norwich and Worcester Railroad began operations with a station at Texas Depot
www.oxford300.com/ oxford_history.aspx
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1845 - OXFORD. [Pop. 1,742. Inc. 1713.]
Oxford was granted to Gov. Dudley, Lieut. Gov. Stoughton, and others, in 1682, and included the whole of Charlton, and a part of Auburn, Dudley, and ... Read MORE...
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1848 - Oxford
This town was a grant made by the government, in 1682, to Joseph Dudley, Esq., governor, to William Stoughton, Esq., Lieut. governor of... Read MORE...
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1854 - Oxford
Oxford, a thriving post-village of Worcester co., Massachusetts, on the Norwich and Worcester railroad, 11 miles S. by W. from Worcester. The village ... Read MORE...
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1873 - Town Hall relocated from the North Common to Oxford Center
www.oxford300.com/ oxford_history.aspx
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1887 - (Oxford) - 50 post and lanterns were set for streetlights
www.oxford300.com/ oxford_history.aspx
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Oxford, Massachusetts, 1890
Oxford is a pleasant farming and manufacturing town midway of the southerly part of Worcester County, about 55 miles from Boston by the Webster... Read MORE...
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1895 - Oxford
Oxford, a post-village in Oxford township, Worcester co., Mass., on French River, and on the Norwich & Worcester Railroad, 11 miles S. by W. of... Read MORE...
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1906
Oxford, a banking post-village in Oxford township (town), Worcester co., Mass., on the French River and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R.,... Read MORE...
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1926 - Clara Barton fresh air camp was started in Oxford
www.oxford300.com/ oxford_history.aspx
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1929 - Charles Linberg landed in Oxford, Massachusetts to refuel
www.oxford300.com/ oxford_history.aspx
1938 - SIX PERSONS DIE IN WRECK OF BUS-TRUCK. THIRTEEN OTHERS INJURED EARLY TODAY NEAR OXFORD, MASS.
Oxford, Mass., Sept. 13 (AP) - Six persons were killed and 13 others injured, several seriously, today when a New York-Houston bus and a... Read MORE...
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1959 - (Oxford) - Dedication of the Buffumville Dam
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