A Memorial of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Barre, June 17, 1874. Containing the Historical Discourse by Rev. James W. Thompson, D.D., of Boston (Jamaica Plain); the Poem of Charles Brimblecom, Esq., of Barre; the Speeches and Other Exercises of the Occasion
Cambridge: John Wilson and Son, 1875. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2305067
Spine lightly toned, faint stain along top page corners, ink name on second blank verso.
281 pp. Gilt titles on spine and front board. Folding map laid in. "Originally called the Northwest District of Rutland, it was first settled in 1720. The town was incorporated as a district on June 17, 1774, as Hutchinson after Thomas Hutchinson, colonial governor of Massachusetts. Eventually along with 41 other districts in the state, they were all incorporated on August 23, 1775 by the Massachusetts Court. The next year on November 7, 1776, it was renamed Barre in honor of Colonel Isaac Barré, an Irish-born MP who was a champion of American Independence. Starting in the 1800s, the Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad provided rail service to the town."--Wikipedia
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