Massachusetts Town Greens: A History of the State's Common Centers

by Eric Hurwitz

Overview

The state of Massachusetts still has and continues to celebrate its town or village greens. These greens date back to Colonial times where they served as the physical and spiritual centers for these early towns. Today many town greens continue to be the center of town events, fairs, and other gatherings. Massachusetts Town Greens explores the history of these remarkable greens and provide a guide to current events.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493019274
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2016
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Eric Hurwitz writes straight from the heart on New England travel for his readers on VisitingNewEngland.com. A lifelong New Englander inspired on a daily basis by the six-state region, Hurwitz has covered many aspects of New England travel since 2001 but with a particular interest in sharing hidden destinations, attractions and restaurants with his audience. Through the years, media and online informational outlets like USA Today, Woman's World, the Maine Office of Tourism, BusinessInsider.com, eHow.com and Wikipedia.com have referenced select VisitingNewEngland.com articles. Hurwitz holds a bachelors degree in journalism from Suffolk University in Boston, Mass., and spent 20-plus years as a reporter, assistant editor, and public affairs specialist in the public and private sectors before starting his work of love, VisitingNewEngland.com. 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction ix

Amherst 1

Assonet (Freetown) 4

Attleboro 7

Barre 10

Bedford 13

Belchertown 17

Boston 20

Bradford (Haverhill) 24

Bridgewater 27

Brookfield 31

Burlington 35

Cambridge 40

Cohasset 43

Concord 46

Dana 50

Dedham 52

Deerfield 55

Dorchester (Boston) 59

East Bridgewater 62

Eastham 68

Falmouth 72

Fitch burg 77

Foxborough 81

Franklin 85

Grafton 90

Greenfield 94

Groton 97

Hardwick 100

Harvard 102

Hopkinton 105

Ipswich 108

Lawrence 111

Leominster 115

Lexington 118

Longmeadow 121

Mansfield 123

Natick 125

New Salem 127

Norfolk 129

North Andover 131

Norwood 134

Petersham 137

Pittsfield 140

Plymouth 143

Princeton 145

Provincetown 147

Rowley 150

Royalston 152

Salem 155

Shirley 158

Springfield 161

Sterling 164

Sturbridge 167

Sudbury 170

Sutton 176

Taunton 178

Templeton 181

Wakefield 183

Walpole 187

Waltham 192

Wendell 195

West Boylston 198

West Brookfield 202

Westford 207

Weston 209

Whitman 212

Williamstown 214

Winchendon 217

Winchester 219

Worcester 221

Wrentham 226

Selected Bibliography 229

About the Author 239