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Ashland was the original start line for the Boston Marathon from 1897 to 1923. As traditional marathon distances grew, the start line needed to be pushed back to Hopkinton in 1924. There is a small park on Pleasant street in Ashland to remember this history, featuring a sign that reads "It all started here". ref ref
January 18, 1990. The Ashland Dam and Spillway is a historic site at the north end of Ashland Reservoir in Ashland State Park in Ashland, Massachusetts. Ashland Reservoir was constructed in 1885, impounding a portion of Cold Spring Brook, a tributary of the Sudbury River. The dam and spillway were built as part of Boston 's second major water ...
Weekly gatherings inspired the organization of devotees to create a Hindu temple as a permanent place of worship for them. A committee of members pledged $101 each towards the construction of a traditional Hindu temple in New England. [1] [4] [5] [6] On 28 October 1978, in Melrose, Massachusetts, the committee announced their plans to build a ...
Ashland State Park is a public recreation area surrounding the 157-acre (64 ha) Ashland Reservoir in the town of Ashland, Massachusetts.The state park's 470 acres (190 ha) incorporate the entire shoreline of the reservoir, which is abutted by the Warren Conference Center and Inn [3] of Framingham State University, town-owned land once the site of Camp Winnetaska (a Girl Scouts camp), [4] and ...
Ashland, Massachusetts, U.S. Telechron was an American company that manufactured electric clocks between 1912 and 1992. "Telechron" is derived from the Greek words tele, meaning "far off," and chronos, "time," thus referring to the transmission of time over long distances. Founded by Henry Ellis Warren, Telechron introduced the synchronous ...
September 14, 1977. (#77000179) S. Main St. 42°45′59″N 71°04′45″W / 42.7664°N 71.0792°W / 42.7664; -71.0792 (Bradford Common Historic District) Haverhill. 21. Breakheart Reservation Parkways-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston. Breakheart Reservation Parkways-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston.
March 3, 2004. The Ashland Town House is the current town hall of Ashland, Massachusetts. It is located at 101 Main Street, in the town center. The 2 -story wood-frame building was built in 1855, and has been used continuously for municipal purposes since then. It is a fine local example of Greek Revival architecture, with some Italianate and ...
Southborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.It incorporates the villages of Cordaville, Fayville, and Southville.Its name is often informally shortened to Southboro, a usage seen on many area signs and maps.