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Title: History of the town of Winchendon (Worcester County, Mass.) : from the grant of Ipswich Canada, in 1735, to the present time
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Marvin, Abijah P. (Abijah Perkins)
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Publisher: Winchendon
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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the nucleus ofthe Village. A dwelling house was erected where the paint shop nowstands, close by the pond, on the east side of the road and the northside of the pond. From this starting point in 1760, we come down someforty-five years, and find seven houses in this neighborhood. 1. Wherethe former counting-room, now Westons paint shop, stands; 2. NearHorace Wymans; 3. Where the Congregational Church now stands;4. Where the Old Barracks stood, now covered in part by A. B.Smiths store; 5. Where Mrs. Caswell lives, corner of Central andSpring streets, and two others, one of them at Dea. Hydes. In 1831,there were sixteen houses, including that of Seth Tucker, Sen. Theroad to Mr. Tuckers was very winding, bending half-way down tow-ards B. D. Whitneys works, then curving up by Mr. Tuckers, and go-ing north, it took a lurch westward as far as thirty rods into the Hon.Elisha Murdocks lot; thence making for Mr. Nuttings. The roadfrom Dea. Hydes or Paul Boyntons, came as far as William Beamans,
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HISTORY OP WT5CHENDON. 391 and then turned north into the Fitzwilliam road. The greater part ofthe business in the Village for twenty-five years preceding the abovedate, was done by three men, vis: Ephraim Murdock, Amasa Whit-ney and Isaac Morse. The latter owned the tannery and the hotel;Mr. Whitney carried on the woolen business; Esq. Murdock built hous-es, made sleighs, &c. All of them were large landholders. Their sonswere now coming forward to take their places, and accelerate the growthof the place. In 1843, at which time, the author first saw the Village, there wereforty dwellings here, not including two or three which are now on theoutskirts. Thus it appears that the increase from 1807 to 1843 hadbeen about one house yearly. During the latter part of the period how-ever the increase had been more rapid. Several houses had been erect-ed which indicated increased attention to convenience and taste. Thedwellings of Capt. E. Murdock, Jr., Dr. A. Godding, Hon. ElishaMurdock, an

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