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  History of Athol, Massachusetts, USA

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Visit Athol, Massachusetts, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• 1735 - Athol is settled
  
  Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
  
  
• 1762 - Athol is incorporated
  
  Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
  
  
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  Pequoig House, First Used as a Hotel About 1812
  New Pequoig House, Built 1895
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• 1845 - ATHOL. [Pop. 1,591 Inc. 1762.]
  Poquoiag, the Indian name of this place, and of MUler's River, was retained until it was incorporated.
  
  Miller's River receives Tully's River,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1848 - Athol
  This town was granted to a company of 60 persons by the general court, previous to 1734, in which year, in June, the proprietors met at Concord, and, ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1854 - Athol
  Athol, a post-township of Worcester county, Massachusetts, about 60 miles W. N. W. from Boston, intersected by Miller's river, which affords abundant ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• Athol Massachusetts, 1890
  Athol is a very active and flourishing town of 4,758 inhabitants and 1,116 dwelling-houses, lying in the northwesterly section of Worcester County,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Athol, Mass. Exchange St., looking South.
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• 1895 - Athol / Athol Depot
  Athol, formerly Athol Depot, a post-village of Worcester co., Mass., on Miller's River, and on the Vermont & Massachusetts Railroad, at its junction...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1900 - BOX FACTORY AT SOUTH ATHOL BURNED.
  H. H. Rice’s box factory at South Athol was destroyed by fire at 1 o’clock yesterday morning. The fire caught near the engine-room from an unknown...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  View of Athol, Mass from School Street
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  Baptist Church
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  G. W. Forbes & Co., 1905
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  The Lee Shoe Factories, 1905
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  Park, Athol Center, 1905
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  Pequoig House, 1906
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•  1907 - WRECK AT ATHOL.
  Engine and Five Freight Cars Derailed - Wreck Crew Has Ten Hours Task Clearing Up.
  
  The Boston & Maine wreck train was called out from this city...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Athol, Mass. Powe Plant of L. S. Starrett Co. (Height of chimney 175 ft.)
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  Main Street
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  Athol, Mass. Academy of Music
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  Bates Bros Wallet Shop
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  Birds Eye View of Athol from Swan's Hill
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  Old Covered Bridge
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  Episcopal Church
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  Fire Station 2
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  High School
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  Lake Ellis, Showing Island Number Two
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  Main St., looking East
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  Main Street near Fair Grounds
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  Methodist Church on Main Street, 1910
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  Pequoig Square
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  Riverbend School
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  Railroad Curve
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  Scene on Sportsman Pond, Athol, Mass.
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  Arthur F. Tyler Sash & Blind Co.
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  Town Hall
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  The Athol Fair, Athol, Mass.
  Sept. 2nd & 3rd, 1912
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  Union Station, 1915
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• 1916
  Athol, formerly Athol Depot, a banking post-village and township (town) of Worcester co., Mass., on Miller's River and on the Boston and Albany and...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Union Twist Drill Co., 1916
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  Post Office
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  L. S. Starrett Tool Co.
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  Y.M.C.A., Starrett Building and Main Street
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  The Dunn Nursery Camp, South Athol
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  Main Street
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  Geo. Bixby Estate, So. Main St.
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  Morgan Memorial Cooke Camp, South Athol, Mass.
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