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Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
The town was officially settled and incorporated in 1655, named for Groton in Suffolk, England. Called The Plantation of Groton, it included all of present-day Groton and Ayer, almost all of Pepperell and Shirley, large parts of Dunstable, Littleton, and Tyngsborough plus smaller parts of Harvard and Westford, as well as Nashua, New Hampshire and Hollis, New Hampshire.
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- 1655 - Groton is settled and incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates 
Groton Inn, Built 1770, Groton, Massachusetts
"The Groton Inn was a historic inn on Main Street in Groton, Massachusetts.
The Old Groton Inn was an inn consisting of three historic structures located in Groton, Massachusetts. The oldest... Read MORE...
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In August 1704, the Abernaki, with strong support from the French, attacked Groton, another village not far from Boston.
History of Quebec for Dummies by Eric Bedard, published by John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd. 
Birthplace of Colonel William Prescott
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Lawrence Academy
Lawrence Academy at Groton is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, in the United States. Founded in 1792 by a group of fifty residents of Groton and... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1845 - GROTON. [Pop. 2,189. Settled 1655.]
The name of Groton was given to part of the Indian district of Petapaway, in honor of a town in England from which Governor Winthrop's family came...Read MORE... - 1848 - Groton
GROTON was originally a grant by the general court, made May 23, 1655, of eight miles square, to Mr. Dean Winthrop and others, at a place called Petap...Read MORE... 
1854 - The Destructive Gate - Its Effects at the East.
...At Groton Junction the side of a brick building, occupied by a blacksmith, was blown in...
The New York Times
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March 21, 1854- 1854 - Groton
Groton, a post-township of Middlesex co. Massachusetts, 30 miles N. W. from Boston Several railroads centre at Groton Junction in this township. Popul...Read MORE... - 1859
GROTON, a township in Middlesex co., in Massachusetts, 33 m. NW of Boston.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859 - 1868 - 17 Pound Tumor
Mr. Luther Shattuck, of Groton, Mass., had a tumor removed from his neck, on the 11th inst., 16 inches long, 11 inches wide, 7 inches thick, weighing ...Read MORE... - Groton Massachusetts, 1890
Groton is an ancient, handsome and nourishing town, situated in the northwesterly section of Middlesex County, about 32 miles northwest of Boston. It ...Read MORE... 
The Blacksmith Shop
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Groton, a post-village of Middlesex co., Mass., in Groton township, 31 miles by rail N.N.E. of Worcester. It contains 4 churches, a public library, th...Read MORE... 
Union Congregational Church
The history of the Union Congregational Church of Groton began in 1826, exactly 50 years after the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. Mr. John Todd was invited by The Rev. Daniel Chaplin,... Read MORE...
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Groton High School, Groton, Mass.
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Groton School
Groton School (founded as Groton School for Boys) is one of the most single most selective private college-preparatory boarding schools in the United States, and it is located in Groton, Massachusetts...
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Groton Hospital
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Main Street (1910)
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Boston & Maine Station
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The Groton School Chapel
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The Boutwell School
First built in 1915, in the Spanish Revival style, the Boutwell school is named after Governor George S. Boutwell, who also served as a Groton school committee member while he was state Secretary of the Board of Education...... Read MORE...
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Groton High School
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Hon. Wm. F. Wharton's Residence
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Groton, a post-village of Middlesex co., Mass., in Groton township (town), 31 miles NNE. of Worcester, on tho Boston and Maine R. It has paper-mills, ...Read MORE... 
Chicopee Road
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Town Hall
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The Brooks House, Groton School
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The Library
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New Band Stand and Main Street
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Mountain Lake
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"The Groton Inn was a historic inn on Main Street in Groton, Massachusetts.
The Old Groton Inn was an inn consisting of three historic structures located in Groton, Massachusetts. The oldest structure was complete in 1678, making the inn the oldest in the United States. From 1797 until 1847 the inn served as a meeting place for St. Paul's Masonic Lodge, where Paul Revere was Grand Master. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The inn was severely damaged by fire in August 2011. Attempts were made to save the front of the building, which was barely harmed by a fire which severely damaged the rest of the structure, but the owners chose to demolish the inn in November 2011..." wikipedia)
Groton Inn, Built 1770, Groton, Massachusetts
"The Groton Inn was a historic inn on Main Street in Groton, Massachusetts.
The Old Groton Inn was an inn consisting of three historic structures located in Groton, Massachusetts. The oldest... Read MORE...
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Birthplace of Colonel William Prescott
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Lawrence Academy
Lawrence Academy at Groton is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, in the United States. Founded in 1792 by a group of fifty residents of Groton and... Read MORE...
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The Blacksmith Shop
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Union Congregational Church
The history of the Union Congregational Church of Groton began in 1826, exactly 50 years after the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. Mr. John Todd was invited by The Rev. Daniel Chaplin,... Read MORE...
Groton, Massachusetts, USA
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Groton High School, Groton, Mass.
Groton, Massachusetts, USA
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 is one of the most single most selective private college-preparatory boarding schools in the United States, and it is located in Groton, Massachusetts...
Groton School was founded in 1884 by the Rev. Endicott Peabody, a member of a prominent Massachusetts family and an Episcopal clergyman...
Groton School has changed significantly since 1884. Originally, it admitted only boys; the school became coeducational in 1975... wikipedia)
Groton School
Groton School (founded as Groton School for Boys) is one of the most single most selective private college-preparatory boarding schools in the United States, and it is located in Groton, Massachusetts...
Groton School was founded ... Read MORE...
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Groton Hospital
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Main Street (1910)
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Boston & Maine Station
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The Groton School Chapel
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The Boutwell School
First built in 1915, in the Spanish Revival style, the Boutwell school is named after Governor George S. Boutwell, who also served as a Groton school committee member while he was state Secretary of the Board of Education...... Read MORE...
Read more about George Sewall BOUTWELL
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Groton High School
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Hon. Wm. F. Wharton's Residence
Read more about William Fisher WHARTON
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Chicopee Road
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Town Hall
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The Brooks House, Groton School
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The Library
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New Band Stand and Main Street
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Mountain Lake
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1655 - Groton is settled and incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1704 - Groton attacked
In August 1704, the Abernaki, with strong support from the French, attacked Groton, another village not far from Boston.
History of Quebec for Dummies by Eric Bedard, published by John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd.
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1845 - GROTON. [Pop. 2,189. Settled 1655.]
The name of Groton was given to part of the Indian district of Petapaway, in honor of a town in England from which Governor Winthrop's family... Read MORE...
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1848 - Groton
GROTON was originally a grant by the general court, made May 23, 1655, of eight miles square, to Mr. Dean Winthrop and others, at a place called... Read MORE...
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1854 - Groton
Groton, a post-township of Middlesex co. Massachusetts, 30 miles N. W. from Boston Several railroads centre at Groton Junction in this township.... Read MORE...
1854 - The Destructive Gate - Its Effects at the East.
...At Groton Junction the side of a brick building, occupied by a blacksmith, was blown in...
The New York Times
New York, New York
March 21, 1854
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1859
GROTON, a township in Middlesex co., in Massachusetts, 33 m. NW of Boston.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
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1868 - 17 Pound Tumor
Mr. Luther Shattuck, of Groton, Mass., had a tumor removed from his neck, on the 11th inst., 16 inches long, 11 inches wide, 7 inches thick, weighing ... Read MORE...
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Groton Massachusetts, 1890
Groton is an ancient, handsome and nourishing town, situated in the northwesterly section of Middlesex County, about 32 miles northwest of Boston. It ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Groton
Groton, a post-village of Middlesex co., Mass., in Groton township, 31 miles by rail N.N.E. of Worcester. It contains 4 churches, a public library,... Read MORE...
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1916
Groton, a post-village of Middlesex co., Mass., in Groton township (town), 31 miles NNE. of Worcester, on tho Boston and Maine R. It has paper-mills, ... Read MORE...
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