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Natick (/ ˈ n eɪ t ɪ k / NAY-tik) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.It is near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 37,006 at the 2020 census.
Mary Clark Whitney, was born January 8, 1816, one of 13 children, to Alphonse and Nancy Leland Clark of Sherborn, MA. Both of Mrs. Whitney's grandfathers served in the Revolutionary War. The Natick Chapter of the DAR made her an honorary member, and planned "an observance" on the century mark of her birth on January 8, 1916.
Complementary developments in Natick include the Natick Mall (1966, rebuilt in 1994, expanded 2007), [9] Cloverleaf Marketplace (1978) [10] and the Home Depot. In 1994, Shoppers' World was demolished and replaced with a strip mall named Shoppers World. [11] There are also seven hotels and two car dealerships located within the Triangle.
The Natick Center Historic District is a historic district on North Ave., Main, Central, and Summer Streets in Natick, Massachusetts, encompassing the 19th century civic and economic heart of the town. Natick's early colonial center, dating to 1651, was in South Natick, and the area that is now its center was a parcel of land set aside for the ...
The South Natick village center is located in southeastern Natick, formed by the junction of Eliot Street (Massachusetts Route 16) with Union and Pleasant Streets. It is located just north of a bend in the Charles River, and has a documented history of both colonial and prehistoric settlement. The roadways probably predate 1651, likely serving ...
The Morency Woods is a parcel of land that is physically located in Natick, Massachusetts on the Framingham border, but which is owned by the City of Framingham. This forested land was used as a sewer bed up until the mid-1940s and was placed into conservation in 2001. [127]
Massachusetts is located along the Atlantic Flyway, a major route for migratory waterfowl along the eastern coast. [169] Lakes in central Massachusetts provide habitat for many species of fish and waterfowl, but some species such as the common loon are becoming rare. [170] A significant population of long-tailed ducks winter off Nantucket.
The Cochituate Rail Trail runs along the lake on the former track's right-of-way, from downtown Natick to Saxonville, a section of Framingham. The three ponds and their connector ponds cover a total of 625 acres (2.53 km 2). South of Cochituate, the 40-acre (160,000 m 2) Dug Pond is the site of Natick High School.