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Hubbardston
Incorporated on June 13, 1767, Hubbardston began as a rural farming community. The town's many farms produced crops, livestock, and dairy products, and millponds utilized the waterpower from local streams to run mill sites. There were several inns and hotels in town, as Hubbardston was a central north-south travel route. The railroad arrived in 1871 and brought many changes, including a great influx of Finnish immigrants who settled in town. Some noted residents were Adam Wheeler, who was second in command at Shay's Rebellion; Jonas G. Clark, founder of Clark University; and Waino Holopainen and Roy Handy, famous for the invention of the first hydraulic backhoe.
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Hubbardston
Incorporated on June 13, 1767, Hubbardston began as a rural farming community. The town's many farms produced crops, livestock, and dairy products, and millponds utilized the waterpower from local streams to run mill sites. There were several inns and hotels in town, as Hubbardston was a central north-south travel route. The railroad arrived in 1871 and brought many changes, including a great influx of Finnish immigrants who settled in town. Some noted residents were Adam Wheeler, who was second in command at Shay's Rebellion; Jonas G. Clark, founder of Clark University; and Waino Holopainen and Roy Handy, famous for the invention of the first hydraulic backhoe.
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Hubbardston

Hubbardston

by Gary W. Kangas
Hubbardston

Hubbardston

by Gary W. Kangas

Overview

Incorporated on June 13, 1767, Hubbardston began as a rural farming community. The town's many farms produced crops, livestock, and dairy products, and millponds utilized the waterpower from local streams to run mill sites. There were several inns and hotels in town, as Hubbardston was a central north-south travel route. The railroad arrived in 1871 and brought many changes, including a great influx of Finnish immigrants who settled in town. Some noted residents were Adam Wheeler, who was second in command at Shay's Rebellion; Jonas G. Clark, founder of Clark University; and Waino Holopainen and Roy Handy, famous for the invention of the first hydraulic backhoe.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738565156
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 10/12/2009
Series: Images of America Series
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 1,062,317
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Gary W. Kangas is a member of the Hubbardston Historical Society and on the board of the Hubbardston Historical Commission. He has produced four video documentaries on the town. Growing up in Hubbardston, he lived on a farm that was in his family from 1894 until 1998. The photographs in Hubbardston were provided by the Hubbardston Historical Society archives and private collections.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Main Street 9

2 The Country Roads 43

3 Healdville 63

4 Pitcherville 71

5 Williamsville 83

6 Things Remembered 87

7 Center School 103

8 Wain-Roy Company 113

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