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The village declined in economic importance in the late 19th century, as it was supplanted by other villages in the town better sited for industrial activity. [2] The historic district is centered on the junction of Route 57 with Southfield Road, and extends onto Monterey and New Marlborough Branch Roads. The village green is located north of ...
Its first town center was about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) south of the present green, and the 1756 relocation of the meeting house to this area was the subject of much debate. This move spurred the construction of houses along what is now Locust Street, which connected the new center to the south coast, and adjacent to the meeting house, where seven ...
New Marlborough was established as one of the four townships opened along the road between Sheffield and Westfield. The land was purchased from the local Native Americans (a band of Mohican Indians) by 72 proprietors from Marlborough, Massachusetts and vicinity, and the deed to the land was certified by the General Court in Boston in 1736. Most ...
The significant drop of the river in the area (129 feet (39 m) over a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) stretch of the river) prompted the construction of many dams and mills, of which remnants of eight survive. The housing stock in the village was built mainly in the first half of the 19th century, during the height of industrial activity, and features ...
This is a list of villages in Massachusetts, arranged alphabetically.. In Massachusetts, villages usually do not have any official legal status; all villages are part of an incorporated municipality (town or city - see List of municipalities in Massachusetts) which is the smallest official form of government.
99 years in business: Wildwood Steak House in Marlborough announces plans to close The buyer, according to Bartholomew, is Delca Real Estate Holdings, which is owned by Delio Lopes and and Milca ...
A Dallas real estate developer is eyeing 23 acres of land in Marlborough to build a mixed-use development that could include up to 300 apartments. ... Framingham eyes land on Bethany Road to build ...
New Boston is a rural village in central eastern Sandisfield, not far from the town line with Tolland.The center of the village is essentially a crossroads bisected by the north–south flow of the West Branch Farmington River, with Massachusetts Route 57 running east–west, and Massachusetts Route 8 running north–south, crossing a bridge with Route 57 at the village center.