Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is located in the central part in Massachusetts.
Worcester is the second largest city in Massachusetts with a population of 181,045 residents (2010).
About Worcester
Worcester is the only city in the country to be a five-time recipient of the All American City Award. The city is home to 10 colleges and universities. Worcester has lots of parks, greenspace, small bodies of water and tree-lined streets and the city has a very low rate of violent crime.
To See And To Do In Worcester
Worcester Historical Museum
Worcester Art Museum
The Higgins Armory Museum
Burnside Fountain
EcoTarium
The City Parks
Downtown
History Of Worcester
Worcester was settled by the English in 1673. The Natice Americans called it Quinsigamond. In 1675, the houses was burned by Indians and the settlers were either killed or driven off. It was resettled and incorporated in 1684. In 1702, the town was again abandoned because of the war with the Native Americans. In 1713, Worcester was again resettled. Worcester was incorporated as a town on 1722. In 1775, the newspaper the Massachusetts Spy moved to Worcester from Boston.
In 1840, the typewriter was invented by Charles Thurber in Worcester. Worcester was chartered as a city in 1848. In 1850 Worcester was host to the first national Women's Rights Convention. One of the most famous entrepreneurs who brought growth to Worcester's economy was John Jeppson. He was a skilled potter from Sweden who emigrated to Worcester and founded Norton Company in 1885, now Saint-Gobain, the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of performance engineered abrasives for technical manufacturing and commercial applications, in addition to general household and automotive refinishing. John Jeppson created economic opportunity for the thousands of his Swedish countrymen who followed him to Worcester and to the other Americans who lived in the region. In 1877, the first railroad station was built. The Worcester City Hall opened in 1898.
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