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Westminster, Worcester, MA
Westminster was unsettled territory in the 18th Century. The land was designated to be given as payment to Soldiers who fought in the French and Indian War, but many were not interested in leaving the comforts of home to settle in the New England wilderness. Originally called "Narragansett Number Two" in deference to the many Indian tribes who lived in the region, as the population grew, it became a district in 1759 and assumed the name Westminster, a name rooted in traditions of the minister in old England. Westminster became became fully incorporated in 1770. testwhs.westminsterhistoricalsociety.org/
Westminster includes: Bragg Hill, North Common, Notown, Wachusett Village, Whitmanville, Bean Porridge Hill, and Academy Hill.
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- Westminster was first settled in 1737
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1770 - Westminster is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - Westminster Cracker Company formed in 1828
www.wikipedia.org - 1845 - WESTMINSTER. [Pop. 1,645. Inc. 1770.]
This town was granted to the soldiers who had served in Philip's War. Long afterwards, it was greatly exposed to the Indians from Canada, who never...Read MORE... - 1848 - Westminster
This town, with others, was granted by the general court to the soldiers who did service in the Narragansett or King Philip’s war, or to their heirs. ...Read MORE... - 1854 - Westminster
Westminster, a post-village of Worcester Co., Massachusetts, on the Vermont and Massachusetts railroad, 48 miles W. by N. from Boston. It contains 3...Read MORE... - The Westminster Town Library was established in 1868
www.wikipedia.org - Westminster Massachusetts, 1890
Westminster is an elevated and pleasant farming and manufacturing town, situated upon the highlands in the midst of the northern part of Worcester...Read MORE... 
Wachusett, Westminster Side.
Postcard- 1895 - Westminster
Westminster, a post-village in Westminster township, Worcester co., Mass., 8 miles S.W. of Fitchburg, and 3 miles S. of the Vermont & Massachusetts...Read MORE... 
Wachusett Lake and Park
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Westminster Narrows toward Park
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Westminster, a post-village in Westminster township (town), Worcester co., Mass., 8 miles SW. of Fitchburg. Pop. of the town in 1900, 1327; of the...Read MORE... 
Main Street (1910)
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Wachusett, Westminster Side.
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Westminster Narrows toward Park
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Wachusett Lake and Park
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Main Street (1910)
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Westminster was first settled in 1737
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1770 - Westminster is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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Westminster Cracker Company formed in 1828
www.wikipedia.org
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1845 - WESTMINSTER. [Pop. 1,645. Inc. 1770.]
This town was granted to the soldiers who had served in Philip's War. Long afterwards, it was greatly exposed to the Indians from Canada, who never... Read MORE...
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1848 - Westminster
This town, with others, was granted by the general court to the soldiers who did service in the Narragansett or King Philip’s war, or to their heirs. ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Westminster
Westminster, a post-village of Worcester Co., Massachusetts, on the Vermont and Massachusetts railroad, 48 miles W. by N. from Boston. It contains 3... Read MORE...
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The Westminster Town Library was established in 1868
www.wikipedia.org
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Westminster Massachusetts, 1890
Westminster is an elevated and pleasant farming and manufacturing town, situated upon the highlands in the midst of the northern part of Worcester... Read MORE...
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1895 - Westminster
Westminster, a post-village in Westminster township, Worcester co., Mass., 8 miles S.W. of Fitchburg, and 3 miles S. of the Vermont & Massachusetts... Read MORE...
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1906
Westminster, a post-village in Westminster township (town), Worcester co., Mass., 8 miles SW. of Fitchburg. Pop. of the town in 1900, 1327; of the... Read MORE...
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